Harry Potter and the Storm of Controversy

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1. What group, in particular, has been most critical of the Harry Potter books? Fundamentalist Christians Librarians Wiccans Teachers

2. What is the objection that anti-Harry Potter groups have to the books? They teach children to disrespect authority They promote witchcraft All of these They are too violent

3. According to the American Library Association, how many challenges against the Harry Potter books were received by public libraries in 2000? 159 5 646 37

4. In 1999, the Zeeland, Michigan public schools placed restrictions on Harry Potter. Which was not one of the restrictions? Children could not bring Harry Potter toys or lunchboxes to school Teachers could not read the books to students Books were removed from the library shelves Children needed written parental permission to check the books out

5. In 2000, eight groups with an interest in freedom to read (The Freedom to Read Foundation, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the Association of American Publishers, the National Council of Teachers of English, the Children's Book Council, the Association of Booksellers for Children, the National Coalition Against Censorship and PEN American Center), banded together to form an association devoted to countering the anti-Harry Potter hysteria. What was this group called? Friends of Harry Potter Muggles for Harry Potter Save Harry Potter Now! Readers for Tolerance

6. Which is not a book written about Harry Potter? Harry Potter and the Bible Harry Potter- Spawn of Satan What’s a Christian to Do with Harry Potter? Pokemon and Harry Potter- A Fatal Attraction

7. A group called "Family Friendly Libraries" has mounted a campaign against the Potter books in public schools. What is not one of their claims? Harry escapes real life by dwelling in a fantasy world Harry Potter encourages children to try drugs Harry Potter books promote racism Potter books in the classroom violate the separation of church and state

8. What children’s author penned “Is Harry Potter Evil?” for the New York Times, in which she wrote, “At the rate we're going, I can imagine next year's headline: " 'Goodnight Moon' Banned for Encouraging Children to Communicate With Furniture." And we all know where that can lead, don't we?” Lemony Snicket Judy Blume Beverly Cleary Eoin Colfer

9. What choice of filming site for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone prompted Derek and Paula Clare to plan a protest? Oxford University Canterbury Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral Alnwick Castle

10. In what U.S. state did the state Baptist Convention pass a resolution calling on church members to protest the sale of Harry Potter books? Missouri Arkansas Georgia Kentucky

11. What is the title of the video, produced by Robert S. McGee and Caryl Matrisciana, which warns that Harry Potter’s scar is actually a swastika and that the broomsticks used in Quidditch are phallic symbols? Evil at Hogwarts- Conspiracy Against Children Children at Risk!- Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Friendship of Satan Harry Potter- Witchcraft Repackaged

12. Tim LaHaye, co-author of the popular Left Behind series, thinks that the Harry Potter books are evil. True False

13. In 2002, in Penryn, Pennsylvania, what group refused to direct traffic at a YMCA triathlon because the Y’s after-school program included reading Harry Potter books to children? The Volunteer Firemen's Association The fire police The city council The YWCA

14. A website called The Cutting Edge, maintained by Cutting Edge Ministries, sells anti-Harry Potter books and videos and has many anti-Potter essays. One of these is titled “Book Covers Of Two Harry Potter Books Display Occult Symbols of Antichrist!” What is the symbol that they are referring to? A broomstick A dragon A cauldron A unicorn

15. In 2000, an anti-Potter email message, claiming that reading Harry Potter books caused children to dabble in Satanism, made the rounds worldwide, forwarded by Christians. Like most such emails, this one was a hoax- the senders didn’t realize that it wasn’t a real story about Harry Potter; it was a spoof from a satirical website. Which website? The Onion Dribbleglass.com National Lampoon Mad Magazine

16. Reverend Lori Jo Scheppers, a counselor for troubled youth, told CNN News that she was afraid that Harry Potter readers would become something. What was that? Defiant youth Witches Mass murderers Schizophrenics

17. J. K. Rowling received a complaint about her books from the British Royal Family. True False

18. The chief exorcist of Rome spoke out against Harry Potter. True False

19. Rev. Robert Frisken, the head of Christian Community Schools Ltd, a coalition of over 100 Christian schools in Australia, wanted what modification to the Harry Potter books? Warning stickers Removal of all references to real witches Blank covers Removal from store shelves- sold only "behind the counter"

20. Wiccans have praised the Harry Potter books as accurate depictions of their faith and beliefs. True False