Question

1. based on the text, what is one likely reason book challenges have increased in recent years?

a. books have become too expensive for schools to buy for their libraries and parents do not want money to be spent on books.
b. people have stronger disagreements about what topics are harmful or inappropriate for schools and public libraries.
c. todays books are all written by the same few authors that many people do not like, or find controversial.
d. students prefer watching violent media over reading books, so they limit their reading time in school by submitting book challenges.

1. what is the main idea of this text?

a. justice william brennan ruled that people could not remove books from libraries because it violated students constitutional rights.
b. the book ban debate continues to play out on social media, since both sides are gaining more online attention in recent years.
c. book bans have occurred throughout history and continue today, sparking ongoing debates about free speech, parents rights, and more.
d. most book bans throughout history have involved dictators who want to suppress free speech to maintain control.

1. read the following sentences from the text.

\in many cases, people or governments in power banned books to maintain their authority and suppress ideas they found threatening. for example, in ancient china, emperor qin shi huang ordered many books to be burned. he burned books of philosophy and history so he couldnt be compared to more successful rulers of the past.\
as used in this excerpt, what does the word \suppress\ most closely mean?
a. encourage
b. uphold
c. silence
d. injure

Explanation:

• For question 4, book challenges increase often due to disagreements over content appropriateness, which aligns with option B.
• For question 5, the main - idea of a text about book bans usually encompasses their historical presence and ongoing debates, as in option C.
• For question 6, in the context of banning books to stop certain ideas, "suppress" means to silence, which is option C.

Answer:

1. B. People have stronger disagreements about what topics are harmful or inappropriate for schools and public libraries.
2. C. Book bans have occurred throughout history and continue today, sparking ongoing debates about free speech, parents' rights, and more.
3. C. silence