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Libel Quiz

Authored by Jessica Nassau

English, Other

9th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 93+ times

Libel Quiz
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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you disguise the subject of your story, he or she cannot successfully sue you for libel.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Editors of a print-based student newspaper can be held responsible for publishing a libelous statement even if it is made by someone else (for example, a statement in a letter to the editor, a senior quote or a personal ad).

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Material published on an “Opinion Page” or as part of an editorial cannot be libelous.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cartoonists — because they are trying to be funny — cannot be successfully sued for libel.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All false statements of fact are libelous.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Truth is an absolute defense to a libel claim.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a reporter can get three different sources to confirm the same factual allegation, he or she cannot be successfully sued for libel.

True, go for it!

True, but be careful. Knowing something is true and being able to prove it are two different things.

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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