Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mormons attacked the Missourians after an _______ Missourian beat a Mormon man.

2. Why were Colorado's efforts to get rid of polygamy stopped?

3. According to Krakauer, why is it difficult for young girls to break away from abusive marriages in fundamentalist communities?

4. How was Allen Lafferty related to Brenda?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the end of Smith and Law's friendship?

2. Why did Debbie Palmer and Flora Jessop act as they did?

3. According to Krakauer, how different are modern and fundamentalist Mormons?

4. What caused Dan Lafferty's trouble with the law? Was this compensated for in any way through religion?

5. What is the purpose of Krakauer presenting the entire story upfront in the prologue? Is he giving away the whole book?

6. According to Palmer, why was Elizabeth Smart an easy target?

7. What was the relevance of the Dream Mine to the School of the Prophets?

8. Why was DeLoy no longer with the Mormon Church?

9. Does Krakauer believe taking funds from the government is hypocritical of fundamentalist Mormons? What is their justification?

10. Why were the relations between Missourians and Mormons strained?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Mormon Church, despite many obstacles, has managed to grow and remain in tact. Discuss why the LDS is so appealing. To whom is it so appealing? What are the main reasons for its continued existence and success?

Essay Topic 2

Surrounding Ron's trial, the biggest dilemma was Ron's insanity plea. The courts were concerned about how Ron's verdict would affect the future of cases like his own. Luckily for the justice system, Ron refused a guilty plea. Discuss the gravity of an insanity plea for Ron's case. Why would it be negative for the justice system? Why was Ron resistant to it?

Essay Topic 3

Krakauer's account of Dan shows him swinging from reluctantly participating in the murders to becoming the main perpetrator. Dan also would shift from being his brother's biggest victim to his strongest opponent. Discuss the duality of Dan Lafferty. What were his motives for his actions? Where were Dan's loyalties?

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