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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Dianna become unhappy with her marriage to Ron?
(a) When he began to have affairs.
(b) When he tried to marry off their daughters as plural wives.
(c) When he tried to marry her sister.
(d) When he started gambling away their money.

2. Lee prophesied that Young would die within _______ if he was innocent.
(a) Two days.
(b) One month.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.

3. What did the Mormon people need in their struggle that Young offered them?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Money.
(d) Clout.

4. Garner believed Ron's revelation was a result of __________.
(a) Drugs and alcohol.
(b) A lifetime of neglect and abuse.
(c) Intentionally searching for revelations.
(d) God's will.

5. Smith did NOT leave his followers with guidelines on ______________.
(a) How to bury a Mormon.
(b) Where to settle next.
(c) How to change the prayers.
(d) How to select a new prophet.

6. Why did the LeBaron bothers go on a killing spree?
(a) To make money.
(b) To please their father.
(c) To please God.
(d) They were insane.

7. What was Ron's choice for his execution?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Electrocution.
(c) Poison.
(d) A firing squad.

8. Unhappy with Warren's leadership, what did many predict would happen?
(a) The government would attack them.
(b) People would break away from the church.
(c) A new leader would take over.
(d) More people would join.

9. What was historic about Woodruff's leadership?
(a) It angered the government.
(b) It established Salt Lake City.
(c) It cause unity in the church.
(d) It caused the split in the church.

10. What was Ron's attitude at his first trial?
(a) He was sobbing and apologizing.
(b) He was verbally abusive to the judge.
(c) He as quiet and patient.
(d) He was strong and defensive.

11. What were people afraid of after Rulon's death?
(a) The new leader would lead them astray.
(b) The church would go bankrupt.
(c) There would be conflict between sects of the LDS.
(d) The government would kick them out.

12. How did Lavina Stubbs loose all her money?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Poor investments.
(d) In Brady's scheme.

13. Where was the Francher group headed?
(a) Utah.
(b) Canada.
(c) California.
(d) Missouri.

14. At the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 20, Krakauer revisits the story of _________.
(a) The angel Moroni.
(b) The Mountain Meadow Massacre.
(c) The Lafferty murders.
(d) Young's rise to power.

15. Why did Brenda's family blame Allen for her murder?
(a) He didn't warn her.
(b) He prayed for it to happen.
(c) He gave them money for the murder.
(d) He provoked his brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Krakauer observes that the justice system and the Mormon Church had ______ in common.

2. Why was the Bateman family on Mount Dellenbaugh?

3. What did Young do to the Francher group memorial?

4. What were the Mormons' hopes for the outcome of the Civil War?

5. Who encouraged Dianna to leave her husband?

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