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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. What similarities does Krakauer cite between fundamentalist and modern Mormons?
(a) They live together.
(b) They are both prominent forces in American politics.
(c) They follow the same leader.
(d) They stem from the same laws and principles.

2. Where is the Nephites' gold supposedly held?
(a) Salt Lake.
(b) The main church.
(c) Canada.
(d) The Dream Mine.

3. How was Smith finally able to read the gold plates?
(a) Moroni gave him peep stones.
(b) Moroni read them to him.
(c) He polished the plates.
(d) He learned German.

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

5. When Linda was asked about her life with Green, her husband, what did she say?
(a) She wasn't abused.
(b) She wanted him to marry more women.
(c) She was afraid of him.
(d) She wanted another husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his revelation, what does Crossfield claim he was told by God?

2. Where did Dan first become introduced to the idea of polygamy?

3. Why did Matilda stay with Dan, despite her issues with his religious practices?

4. How was sex regulated in fundamentalist Mormon communities?

5. For the murders of Brenda and Erica Lafferty, what was Ron's sentence?

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