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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the gold plates vanish the first time they were presented to Smith?
(a) Moroni didn't show him the right ones.
(b) He looked at them before he was instructed to do so.
(c) He couldn't understand them.
(d) There was a time limit on them.

2. After DeLoy was excommunicated, why did the Mormon Church try to sue him?
(a) His house was owned by the church.
(b) He'd broken Mormon laws.
(c) He was criticizing the church to the media.
(d) He'd stolen money from them.

3. According to Krakauer, why did Smart's abduction draw so much attention and a thorough search?
(a) Smart was being forced into a polygamist lifestyle.
(b) Smart's abductors were famous.
(c) Smart's captors wanted ransom money.
(d) Smart's family was wealthier.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What information did Allen Lafferty provide which aided Krakauer's description of the murders?

2. What is the key difference Krakauer cites between the Bible and the Book of Mormon?

3. How was Smith finally able to read the gold plates?

4. Whose will did Dan and Ron believe they were carrying out?

5. Krakauer uses direct quotes from the _____________.

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