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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Latter Day Saints, why did Moroni leave them gold?
(a) To help them through hard times.
(b) To use as bribes.
(c) To support their cause.
(d) To offer to God.

2. Where did Dan first become introduced to the idea of polygamy?
(a) At chiropractic school.
(b) At his gym.
(c) At church.
(d) At summer camp.

3. According to Krakauer, why is there no proof of Smith's revelation?
(a) He lost the translation.
(b) He had to return the gold plates.
(c) He lost the gold plates.
(d) He claims the proof is invisible.

4. What was the result of Robert Crossfield's revelation?
(a) He was excommunicated.
(b) He was killed.
(c) Many people left the church.
(d) He was promoted.

5. When did Dan Lafferty's life begin to fall apart?
(a) When his father died.
(b) When he began to follow fundamentalist ideas.
(c) When his son married a non-Mormon.
(d) When he lost his arm in a car crash.

6. Why did Dan give up his driver's license and stop paying taxes?
(a) He was living in the wilderness.
(b) He was following the early teachings of Mormon.
(c) He lost all his money.
(d) He wanted to prove his love for God.

7. What information did Allen Lafferty provide which aided Krakauer's description of the murders?
(a) The motives of his brothers.
(b) The history of his family.
(c) The history of the School of the Prophets.
(d) A timeline of the day.

8. What effect did the Edmunds Tucker Act of 1887 have on the Mormon Church?
(a) It outlawed polygamy.
(b) It recognized the LDS as a legitimate organization.
(c) It invalidated personal revelations.
(d) It legalized polygamy.

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

10. What job did Debbie's third husband quit?
(a) Being a salesman.
(b) Being a priest.
(c) Being a plumber.
(d) Being a writer.

11. What did Emma threaten Smith with to get him to stop marrying more women?
(a) She threatened to leave him.
(b) She threatened to take another husband.
(c) She threatened to start a new religion.
(d) She threatened to sue him.

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

13. 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 very attached to their families.
(c) There is strict security in the communities.
(d) The girls are raised to comply.

14. Mormons attacked the Missourians after an _______ Missourian beat a Mormon man.
(a) Insane.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) Irate.
(d) Intoxicated.

15. After DeLoy was excommunicated, why did the Mormon Church try to sue him?
(a) He'd broken Mormon laws.
(b) His house was owned by the church.
(c) He'd stolen money from them.
(d) He was criticizing the church to the media.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Smith read the inscription on the gold plates?

2. Krakauer explains that early Mormons believed government law was inferior to __________.

3. Why was Smith sued by his clients for fraud?

4. What similarities does Krakauer cite between fundamentalist and modern Mormons?

5. According to Krakauer, why was the search for Ruby Jessop less thorough than for Elizabeth Smart?

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