Media Censorship in Wartime - Document 2
	Study the following document and then try the quiz below (Document 2- 'A Prime Minister and his People' - N/C Geoff Burgoyne, March 1942)
	Quiz - Document 2 1) The author of this document is One answer only.    the Prime Minister    a concerned private citizen    the editor of the Daily News    a member of the AIF 2) The author was prompted to write this letter as the result of issues that he had with One answer only.    poor behaviour of AIF troops in Perth    censorship of the press    the clogging of Fremantle Harbour with escorts and transports    the government’s unlimited taxing powers 3) The author of the letter describes the government’s policy on censorship as One answer only.    assinine    oblique    very effective    like a fifth column activity 4) The author says that the Censorship Board has prevented the Daily News from reporting on a number of issues including One answer only.    the return of the RAAF and the 4% dividend limitation    the return of the CMF and stupidities in military intelligence    the return of the AIF and the 4% dividend limitation    the return of the RAF and administrative inefficiencies in the transfer of service personnel from the Militia to the Air Force 5) The author’s view of censorship of the press is that One answer only.    censorship prevents the press from bringing important matters to public attention    censorship creates unnecessary red tape in the recruitment of soldiers    censorship causes poverty amongst some members of the public    censorship limits the government’s taxing powers 6) Examples of emotive language used in this document include One answer only.    looking for a square meal, call the tune, doubtless you have heard    censorship declares emphatically, permission could not be accepted, personally quite disinterested    forgive me bothering you, no sense in this policy, unnecessary work    displays were really shocking, last word in stupidity, I am boiling over This test has been created using the CASTLE Toolkit   Return to Media Censorship in Wartime - Follow-up Questions