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Autobiographies That Have Been Banned or Controversial

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Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its explicit sexual content?

  1. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

  2. The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

  3. My Life and Work by Henry Ford

  4. The Autobiography of Malcolm X


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Autobiography of Malcolm X was banned in the United States for its explicit sexual content and its portrayal of violence.

Which autobiography was banned in the Soviet Union for its criticism of the government?

  1. The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  2. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  3. Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  4. The First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was banned in the Soviet Union for its criticism of the government and its depiction of the Soviet prison system.

Which autobiography was banned in China for its portrayal of the Cultural Revolution?

  1. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

  2. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

  3. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

  4. The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang was banned in China for its portrayal of the Cultural Revolution and its criticism of the Chinese government.

Which autobiography was banned in India for its portrayal of the caste system?

  1. Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand

  2. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

  3. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

  4. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand was banned in India for its portrayal of the caste system and its criticism of the Indian government.

Which autobiography was banned in South Africa for its criticism of the apartheid regime?

  1. Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

  2. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

  3. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane

  4. No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela was banned in South Africa for its criticism of the apartheid regime and its portrayal of Mandela's imprisonment.

Which autobiography was banned in Iran for its portrayal of the Iranian Revolution?

  1. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

  2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

  3. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

  4. The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi was banned in Iran for its portrayal of the Iranian Revolution and its criticism of the Iranian government.

Which autobiography was banned in Turkey for its portrayal of the Armenian Genocide?

  1. The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel

  2. The Promise by Taner Akcam

  3. Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian

  4. Ravished Armenia by Aurora Mardiganian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel was banned in Turkey for its portrayal of the Armenian Genocide and its criticism of the Turkish government.

Which autobiography was banned in Israel for its portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

  1. My Promised Land by Ari Shavit

  2. The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan

  3. The Occupation of the West Bank by Meron Benvenisti

  4. The Iron Cage by Rashid Khalidi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

My Promised Land by Ari Shavit was banned in Israel for its portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its criticism of the Israeli government.

Which autobiography was banned in the United Kingdom for its portrayal of the British Empire?

  1. The Empire Strikes Back by Salman Rushdie

  2. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

  3. Shame by Salman Rushdie

  4. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Empire Strikes Back by Salman Rushdie was banned in the United Kingdom for its portrayal of the British Empire and its criticism of the British government.

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Civil War?

  1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass

  2. Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

  3. Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington

  4. The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Civil War and its criticism of the American government.

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Indian Wars?

  1. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

  2. The Trail of Tears by John Ehle

  3. The Indian Removal Act by Andrew Jackson

  4. The Battle of Little Bighorn by Evan S. Connell


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the American Indian Wars and its criticism of the American government.

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Vietnam War?

  1. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

  2. Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

  3. The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford

  4. Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Vietnam War and its criticism of the American government.

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Iraq War?

  1. The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

  2. The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

  3. The Good Soldiers by David Finkel

  4. The Long Road Home by Martha Raddatz


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Iraq War and its criticism of the American government.

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the War on Terror?

  1. The Guantanamo Diaries by Mohamedou Ould Slahi

  2. My Guantanamo Diary by Murat Kurnaz

  3. The Torture Report by the Senate Intelligence Committee

  4. The Drone Papers by The Intercept


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Guantanamo Diaries by Mohamedou Ould Slahi was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the War on Terror and its criticism of the American government.

Which autobiography was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Black Lives Matter movement?

  1. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

  2. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

  3. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

  4. White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates was banned in the United States for its portrayal of the Black Lives Matter movement and its criticism of the American government.

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