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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the modern Mormon Church receive Ron and Dan?
(a) They ignored them.
(b) They tried to correct them.
(c) They rejected them.
(d) They praised them.

2. What effect did the Edmunds Tucker Act of 1887 have on the Mormon Church?
(a) It recognized the LDS as a legitimate organization.
(b) It invalidated personal revelations.
(c) It legalized polygamy.
(d) It outlawed polygamy.

3. According to Krakauer, why was the search for Ruby Jessop less thorough than for Elizabeth Smart?
(a) Ruby ran away.
(b) Ruby's parents told the police not to.
(c) Ruby was born into a polygamist family.
(d) Ruby was poor.

4. In "Under the Banner of Heaven," what does Krakauer believe is the biggest disagreement between fundamentalists and modern Mormons?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) The location of the Promised Land.
(c) Their rights as American citizens.
(d) The gender of God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dan and Ron believed Brenda and Erica's deaths were _______.

2. Krakauer says he will try to explain the ______ of the Lafferty brothers' murders.

3. According to Debbie Palmer, what made Elizabeth Smart an easy target for abduction?

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

5. Why did fundamentalists see accepting government funds as a virtuous act?

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