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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 12 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Krakauer explains that early Mormons believed government law was inferior to __________.
(a) Basic human rights.
(b) Smith's law.
(c) Natural law.
(d) God's law.

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

3. How did Tom Green become the target for David Leavitt's lawsuit?
(a) Leavitt was suing all polygamists.
(b) Green attempted to create a new sect of the LDS.
(c) Green spoke about his polygamist lifestyle on national news.
(d) Green was trying to take over the government.

4. In "Under the Banner of Heaven," what does Krakauer believe is the biggest disagreement between fundamentalists and modern Mormons?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) The location of the Promised Land.
(c) Their rights as American citizens.
(d) The gender of God.

5. How did non-Mormons feel about the beliefs printed in the Book of Mormon?
(a) Offended.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Interested.
(d) Elated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were people drawn to Joseph Smith?

2. What is the key difference Krakauer cites between the Bible and the Book of Mormon?

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

4. After loosing 116 pages of the transcribed text from the gold plates, what was the only way Smith said he could view them again?

5. Debbie Palmer was her own step-grandmother because polygamist men have the right to marry their ______.

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