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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Joseph Smith was the son of a ______.
(a) Preacher.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Teacher.

3. According to Krakauer, why is it difficult for young girls to break away from abusive marriages in fundamentalist communities?
(a) There is strict security in the communities.
(b) The girls are raised to comply.
(c) The girls are very attached to their families.
(d) The police are also polygamists.

4. Why did Debbie decide to flee Bountiful?
(a) Blackmore was abusing her.
(b) Blackmore wanted to marry her daughter.
(c) She'd cheated on her husband.
(d) She'd killed her husband.

5. Krakauer says he will try to explain the ______ of the Lafferty brothers' murders.
(a) Effect.
(b) Circumstances.
(c) Absurdity.
(d) Gravity.

6. After fleeing Illinois, why did Smith return?
(a) He believed he was abandoning his people.
(b) He missed his home.
(c) To get his family.
(d) To confess his faults.

7. What does Krakuer explain is his larger objective in the story of the Laffertys?
(a) To discuss he closeness of brothers.
(b) To discuss the necessity of religion.
(c) To discuss crime committed in the name of God.
(d) To discuss the evolution of religion.

8. What similarities does Krakauer cite between fundamentalist and modern Mormons?
(a) They are both prominent forces in American politics.
(b) They stem from the same laws and principles.
(c) They live together.
(d) They follow the same leader.

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

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

11. Which text was responsible for many of the Laffertys' marriages falling apart?
(a) The Psalm of the School of the Prophets.
(b) The Book of Mormon.
(c) Onias' autobiography.
(d) The Peace Maker.

12. Krakauer makes the observation that all religions have their share of _______.
(a) Gods.
(b) Beliefs.
(c) Discrepancies.
(d) Idiosyncrasies.

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

14. Although Law's actions against Smith had little effect on Smith's power, what did it affect?
(a) Relations with Illinois.
(b) His relationship with Emma.
(c) Relations with Missouri.
(d) The unconditional love of his followers.

15. What did Smith change in his rules for the Mormon Church because of Crossfield?
(a) Everyone had to have a background check before being accepted into the church.
(b) Church leaders would receive higher salaries.
(c) Only church leaders could have revelations.
(d) Only children of current leaders could lead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Smith read the inscription on the gold plates?

2. What is the relationship between Ron and Dan Lafferty?

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

4. What was the flaw Krakauer observes in Smith's story of the Lamanites?

5. According to Debbie Palmer, what made Elizabeth Smart an easy target for abduction?

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