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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Debbie Palmer was her own step-grandmother because polygamist men have the right to marry their ______.
(a) Step-daughters.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Nieces.
(d) Cousins.

2. How did the modern Mormon Church receive Ron and Dan?
(a) They ignored them.
(b) They rejected them.
(c) They tried to correct them.
(d) They praised them.

3. How did Mitchell justify his abduction of Elizabeth Smart?
(a) Elizabeth asked him to save her from her family.
(b) Their marriage was ordained by God.
(c) He was a man and could do anything he wanted.
(d) He was temporarily insane and didn't realize what he was doing.

4. Krakauer uses direct quotes from the _____________.
(a) Chicago Sun Times.
(b) Laffertys' diaries.
(c) Salt Lake Tribune.
(d) New York Times.

5. According to Krakauer, why is it difficult for young girls to break away from abusive marriages in fundamentalist communities?
(a) The police are also polygamists.
(b) The girls are raised to comply.
(c) There is strict security in the communities.
(d) The girls are very attached to their families.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tom Green become the target for David Leavitt's lawsuit?

2. After DeLoy was excommunicated, why did the Mormon Church try to sue him?

3. Why did fundamentalists see accepting government funds as a virtuous act?

4. What question does Krakauer claim he will answer in "Under the Banner of Heaven"?

5. Krakauer says he will try to explain the ______ of the Lafferty brothers' murders.

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