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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. 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 legalized polygamy.
(c) It invalidated personal revelations.
(d) It outlawed polygamy.

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

3. What job did Debbie's third husband quit?
(a) Being a writer.
(b) Being a plumber.
(c) Being a salesman.
(d) Being a priest.

4. How did Mitchell justify his abduction of Elizabeth Smart?
(a) Elizabeth asked him to save her from her family.
(b) Their marriage was ordained by God.
(c) He was temporarily insane and didn't realize what he was doing.
(d) He was a man and could do anything he wanted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Linda was asked about her life with Green, her husband, what did she say?

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

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

4. In "Under the Banner of Heaven," what does Krakauer believe is the biggest disagreement between fundamentalists and modern Mormons?

5. Why did Flora Jessop flee her home?

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