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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5 and 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After loosing 116 pages of the transcribed text from the gold plates, what was the only way Smith said he could view them again?
(a) If he paid Moroni.
(b) If he prayed ten times a day.
(c) If he married Emma Harris.
(d) If he went to the mountain.
2. How did Mitchell justify his abduction of Elizabeth Smart?
(a) Their marriage was ordained by God.
(b) Elizabeth asked him to save her from her family.
(c) He was temporarily insane and didn't realize what he was doing.
(d) He was a man and could do anything he wanted.
3. How did the modern Mormon Church receive Ron and Dan?
(a) They praised them.
(b) They ignored them.
(c) They tried to correct them.
(d) They rejected them.
4. What similarities does Krakauer cite between fundamentalist and modern Mormons?
(a) They are both prominent forces in American politics.
(b) They stem from the same laws and principles.
(c) They live together.
(d) They follow the same leader.
5. According to Debbie Palmer, what made Elizabeth Smart an easy target for abduction?
(a) Her parents didn't pay any attention to her.
(b) She was angry with her parents.
(c) She was very beautiful and kind.
(d) She was taught to be obedient and passive.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Krakauer, why is it difficult for young girls to break away from abusive marriages in fundamentalist communities?
2. According to Krakauer, why was the search for Ruby Jessop less thorough than for Elizabeth Smart?
3. What effect did the Edmunds Tucker Act of 1887 have on the Mormon Church?
4. Why was Smith sued by his clients for fraud?
5. How did Tom Green become the target for David Leavitt's lawsuit?
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