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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Joseph Smith is believed to have practiced ________.
(a) Christianity.
(b) His speeches.
(c) Celibacy.
(d) Polygamy.

2. What idea of Mormon families was the biggest problem to Debbie Palmer?
(a) The strict rules.
(b) The number of children.
(c) The low standards of living.
(d) The patriarchy.

3. Why were Mormons allowed to settle in Caldwell County?
(a) It wasn't part of the United States.
(b) It was poor farm land.
(c) It wasn't very populated.
(d) Many Mormons already lived there.

4. How did Smith convince Emma to support his polygamist marriage?
(a) He wrote her a poem.
(b) He gave her lots of money.
(c) He told her God would be happy.
(d) He told her she would be doomed to hell.

5. What was the Illinois governor's one condition for the cease-fire?
(a) The Mormons had to repair the damage.
(b) The Mormons had to leave the United States.
(c) The Mormons had to pay them a million dollars.
(d) The Mormons had to apologize.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Joseph Smith was the son of a ______.

4. What did Crossfield teach his students at the School of the Prophets?

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

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