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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Joseph Smith is believed to have practiced ________.
(a) Christianity.
(b) Polygamy.
(c) Celibacy.
(d) His speeches.

3. At the School of the Prophets, what practice did Crossfield attempt to reinstate in his students?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Fasts.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Divorce.

4. Whose will did Dan and Ron believe they were carrying out?
(a) Their mother's.
(b) God's.
(c) Onias'.
(d) Ron's.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was sex regulated in fundamentalist Mormon communities?

3. Joseph Smith was the son of a ______.

4. How did the modern Mormon Church receive Ron and Dan?

5. How was Smith finally able to read the gold plates?

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