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Naughty, Naughty Books Trivia Quiz

Many books have been condemned and banned - and not just in Boston. Here's a look at a few of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
80,715

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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5176

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Question 1 of 10

1. D.H. Lawrence was a favorite target of censorship advocates. Which work is NOT one of his? Hint

Women in Love

Lady Chatterley's Lover

The Woman in White

Sons and Lovers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who said: "I can't define obscenity, but I know it when I see it"? Hint

Governor

Member of Congress

Supreme Court Justice

President

3. Henry Miller was targeted by censorship forces for "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Capricorn". Miller's personal life was also interesting: he had a relationship with his wife and with another (famous) woman (at the same time). Who was the "other woman"? Hint

George Sand

Isadora Duncan

Colette

Anais Nin

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Lolita" is a favorite target of censors. Who was the author? Hint

Andre Gide

Vladimir Nabokov

Hermann Hesse

Erich Maria Remarque

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The Catcher in the Rye" was also a popular target. What was the name of the protagonist in the novel? Hint

Demian

Harry Haller

Fortunato

Holden Caulfield

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ibsen's "A Doll's House" was considered "outrageous" because of its content in what area? Hint

Drug Use

Race

Women

Religion

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Question 7 of 10

7. Thomas Hardy endured a great deal of criticism for some of his works. Which is NOT one of his novels? Hint

The Possessed

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Jude the Obscure

The Mayor of Casterbridge

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these is sub-titled "Memoirs of A Woman of Pleasure"? Hint

Orlando

A Man and His Maid

Fanny Hill

Claudine

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Moll Flanders" also caught the eye of the critics and censors. Who was the author? Hint

Henry Fielding

Daniel Defoe

Anthony Trollope

Jonathan Swift

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Question 10 of 10

10. The term "Big Brother" has become a part of everyday jargon. Which banned book gives us this term? Hint

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Brave New World

1984

Fahrenheit 451

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. D.H. Lawrence was a favorite target of censorship advocates. Which work is NOT one of his?

Answer: The Woman in White

Many trials and struggles with "obscenity". "White" was by Wilkie Collins.

2. Who said: "I can't define obscenity, but I know it when I see it"?

Answer: Supreme Court Justice

Potter Stewart. Now, he's stuck with the line forever.

Answer: Anais Nin

His life style was apparently compatible with his writings.

4. "Lolita" is a favorite target of censors. Who was the author?

Answer: Vladimir Nabokov

Middle-aged man meets young girl.

5. "The Catcher in the Rye" was also a popular target. What was the name of the protagonist in the novel?

Answer: Holden Caulfield

William Holden and Joan Caulfield were names on a movie marquee. The rest is history. Demian is a character in the novel of the same name by Hesse. Similarly, Harry Haller is a character in Hesse's "Steppenwolf". Fortunato is a character in a short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

6. Ibsen's "A Doll's House" was considered "outrageous" because of its content in what area?

Answer: Women

The opening shot in the women's lib movement?

7. Thomas Hardy endured a great deal of criticism for some of his works. Which is NOT one of his novels?

Answer: The Possessed

"Jude" and "Tess" drew considerable heat. After a while, Hardy decided to stick to poetry. "Possessed" is by Dostoevsky.

8. Which of these is sub-titled "Memoirs of A Woman of Pleasure"?

Answer: Fanny Hill

By John Cleland. "Early naughty".

9. "Moll Flanders" also caught the eye of the critics and censors. Who was the author?

Answer: Daniel Defoe

Can we have a novel about a "loose woman" by a writer named Trollope?

10. The term "Big Brother" has become a part of everyday jargon. Which banned book gives us this term?

Answer: 1984

All of these had experiences being banned, but it was Orwell who gave us the term.

Source: Author robert362

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