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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 21 - 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did the LeBaron bothers go on a killing spree?
(a) To make money.
(b) To please God.
(c) They were insane.
(d) To please their father.

3. Why were Colorado's efforts to get rid of polygamy stopped?
(a) The public was sympathetic to the polygamist families.
(b) The Mormons were fueling the economy.
(c) The governor received a revelation from God.
(d) They became distracted by the Civil War.

4. The Mormons decided to select a new leader based on the candidate's ______________.
(a) Upbringing.
(b) Ideas about polygamy.
(c) Youth.
(d) Ideas for overthrowing the government.

5. Krakauer uses direct quotes from the _____________.
(a) New York Times.
(b) Salt Lake Tribune.
(c) Laffertys' diaries.
(d) Chicago Sun Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Dan Lafferty's life begin to fall apart?

2. Why was Young, as a person, appealing to Mormons?

3. Fundamentalists believed the government was an entity of _______.

4. The LeBaron brothers thought themselves to be _______________.

5. Missourians disliked that the Mormons came into their state with an attitude of _______.

(see the answer key)

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