20. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 20: The Committee on Public Information and Wartime Propaganda

**Quiz for Document 20.5: George Creel, The “Censorship” Bugbear (1920)**

Quiz for Document 20.5: George Creel, The “Censorship” Bugbear (1920)

Document 20.5: George Creel, The “Censorship” Bugbear (1920)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

Question 20.13

1. What constitutional guarantee does George Creel claim had been abused more than any other?

Freedom of speech

Freedom of assembly

Freedom of the press

The right to bear arms

Question 20.14

2. As an alternative to federally imposed censorship, Creel proposes which of the following should be responsible for evaluating the material that would be publicly available in the United States?

Individual newspaper editors

State governors

Mayors

Federally appointed publications committees

Question 20.15

3. What factor does Creel hope will shape the judgment of the people in charge of overseeing the content of printed matter in the United States?

The profit motive

Patriotism

Hatred of the Central Powers

The desire to educate

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