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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. According to Krakauer, what makes people today able to identify with Smith?
(a) He made strides in eliminating racism.
(b) He predicted the future.
(c) He left video tapes for his future followers.
(d) He's depicted as a real person with flaws.

2. What was the result of Robert Crossfield's revelation?
(a) He was killed.
(b) He was promoted.
(c) He was excommunicated.
(d) Many people left the church.

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

4. For the murders of Brenda and Erica Lafferty, what was Dan's sentence?
(a) The death sentence.
(b) Probation.
(c) Life in prison.
(d) 25 years.

5. Why did Mormons settle in Missouri?
(a) It wasn't part of the United States at the time.
(b) It was sparsely populated.
(c) It was Smith's birthplace.
(d) They believed the original Garden of Eden was there.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the murders of Brenda and Erica Lafferty, what was Ron's sentence?

2. Krakauer explains that many Christians converted to Mormonism because of __________________.

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

4. Why did Matilda stay with Dan, despite her issues with his religious practices?

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

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