Question 2 of 21

What is removal of a book from public circulation called?

... Challenging is an attempt to remove books from circulation; banning is the actual removal.

Question 3 of 21

What 1939 classic was banned in the county where it was primarily set?

... "The Grapes of Wrath" was banned in Kern County, Calif.

Question 4 of 21

What 1951 tale of a troubled teen was called "a filthy, filthy book" by a South Carolina school board member?

... A school board member in Summerville, S.C., use those words to describe J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye."

Question 5 of 21

What was "To Kill a Mockingbird" accused of in a 1981 challenge?

... A group of parents in Warren, Ind., challenged the book, saying it represented institutionalized racism under the guise of good literature.

Question 6 of 21

Why was "The Color Purple" challenged in Oregon in 1995?

... Among other reasons, a group in Junction City, Ore., challenged Alice Walker's book because they believed it presented a negative image of black men.

Question 7 of 21

What tale of adultery replaced Toni Morrison's "Beloved" on the school reading list in a Kentucky high school?

... "The Scarlet Letter" took the place of "Beloved" in the school's advanced placement English classes after Morrison's novel was challenged.

Question 8 of 21

Where was "Lolita" originally published (and first banned)?

... "Lolita" was published by a French publisher of pornography in 1955 and soon banned in France, followed by several other countries.

Question 9 of 21

Why was "Brave New World" banned in Miller, Mo.?

... It was removed from classrooms because it makes promiscuous sex "look like fun," officials said.

Question 10 of 21

Why did The United Arab Emirates ban illustrated editions of George Orwell's "Animal Farm"?

... Illustrations within the book include pictures of pigs and alcohol; the consumption of both are forbidden by Islamic law.

Question 11 of 21

What well-known author suggested Mark Twain stop writing if "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was the best he could do?

... Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women," called Twain out for corrupting "our pure-minded lads and lasses."

Question 12 of 21

What book was challenged because of a reference to God's fly opening?

... "Slaughterhouse Five" was challenged in Owensboro, Ky, in part because of this sentence: "The gun made a ripping sound like the opening of the fly of God Almighty."

Question 13 of 21

What book was challenged for "troubling ideas about race relations, man's relationship to God, African history and human sexuality"?

... It took the Oakland, Calif., school board nine months to rule that this challenge to "The Color Purple" was unfounded.

Question 14 of 21

Who would be the most challenged author if challenges to all her works were added up?

... Judy Blume's popular books for tweens and young teens are constantly challenged for their "adult" themes.

Question 15 of 21

What did a school district say "Brave New World" showed contempt for?

... Aldous Huxley's book was removed from the Foley, Ala., high school library because a parent said it showed no respect for religion, marriage or family.

Question 16 of 21

What group compiles lists of book challenges?

... The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom keeps records of challenges all across the country.

Question 17 of 21

What did an Alabama legislator want to ban in 2005?

... In 2005, Rep. Gerald Allen unsuccessfully proposed legislation that would ban the use of public funds to purchase library books that portrayed homosexual lifestyles in a positive way.

Question 18 of 21

Whose name became a term for censorship after he published a "family" edition of Shakespeare?

... Bowdler's "Family Shakespeare," published in 1818, popularized the term "bowdlerize."

Question 19 of 21

What American poet's work could not be published in Boston because of explicit language?

... Whitman had to take the 1881 edition of "Leaves of Grass" to Philadelphia.

Question 20 of 21

What exploration and critique of Soviet communism was challenged by the right-wing John Birch Society?

... The John Birch Society challenged "Animal Farm" in Wisconsin in 1963.

Question 21 of 21

What book was challenged as "demoralizing" by a North Carolina group?

... "Lord of the Flies" was challenged at an Owen, N.C., high school because parents said it made man seem to be little more than an animal.

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