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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dan decide to turn back to Brenda's house after their first attempt?
(a) He forgot his glasses.
(b) He was angrier with her than before.
(c) He got a feeling he was supposed to.
(d) He wanted to reason with her.

2. How did Dan remember his childhood?
(a) He has no memory of it.
(b) As a happy one.
(c) As a traumatic one.
(d) As an unconventional one.

3. What was the flaw Krakauer observes in Smith's story of the Lamanites?
(a) They were not affiliated with any of the groups Smith claimed.
(b) They had no Hebrew descent.
(c) They never settled in North America.
(d) They were alive earlier than the story claims.

4. How did Ron and Dan look when they left Brenda's house?
(a) Brave.
(b) Covered in blood.
(c) Tired.
(d) Raving mad.

5. Krakauer explains that, because of Crossfield, Smith realized the ______ of allowing personal revelations.
(a) Possibility.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Absurdity.
(d) Trouble.

Short Answer 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?

2. What relevance did Knapp and Carnes have in the murders?

3. Knapp and Carnes explain that they felt _____ after the murder.

4. Joseph Smith was the son of a ______.

5. Why were people drawn to Joseph Smith?

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