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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. Dan and Ron believed Brenda and Erica's deaths were _______.
(a) Justified.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Inevitable.
(d) Unremarkable.

2. Why did Matilda stay with Dan, despite her issues with his religious practices?
(a) She felt she needed to learn from him.
(b) She agreed with his beliefs for the most part.
(c) He threatened her.
(d) She needed money.

3. After loosing 116 pages of the transcribed text from the gold plates, what was the only way Smith said he could view them again?
(a) If he went to the mountain.
(b) If he paid Moroni.
(c) If he married Emma Harris.
(d) If he prayed ten times a day.

4. Why did fundamentalists see accepting government funds as a virtuous act?
(a) They were fueling the economy.
(b) They were being charitable in return.
(c) They were helping with its destruction.
(d) They were doing God's will.

5. Fundamentalists believed the government was an entity of _______.
(a) Satan.
(b) Smith.
(c) God.
(d) Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Krakauer makes the observation that all religions have their share of _______.

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

3. At the School of the Prophets, what practice did Crossfield attempt to reinstate in his students?

4. Krakauer explains that, because of Crossfield, Smith realized the ______ of allowing personal revelations.

5. What idea of Mormon families was the biggest problem to Debbie Palmer?

(see the answer key)

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