John Peter Zenger's Libel Trial

question 102

Multiple Choice

John Peter Zenger's libel trial:

• A) resulted from his publication of news stories questioning the intelligence of the king.
• B) probably would not have ended in his acquittal if he had attacked someone other than the colonial governor.
• C) set back freedom of the press when it ended in his conviction and imprisonment for printing the truth.
• D) showed that the public was not yet ready to accept the idea of freedom of speech.
• E) led to the overturning of the Licentiousness Act of 1694.

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