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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What question does Krakauer claim he will answer in "Under the Banner of Heaven"?
(a) What defines right and wrong.
(b) Whom the Lafferty family represents.
(c) Why these murders happened.
(d) What the meaning of life is.

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

4. What was the flaw Krakauer observes in Smith's story of the Lamanites?
(a) They never settled in North America.
(b) They were not affiliated with any of the groups Smith claimed.
(c) They were alive earlier than the story claims.
(d) They had no Hebrew descent.

5. According to Krakauer, why is there no proof of Smith's revelation?
(a) He lost the translation.
(b) He lost the gold plates.
(c) He had to return the gold plates.
(d) He claims the proof is invisible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Krakauer uses direct quotes from the _____________.

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

3. How was Allen Lafferty related to Brenda?

4. Krakauer explains that, because of Crossfield, Smith realized the ______ of allowing personal revelations.

5. What is the purpose of the facts Krakauer provides?

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