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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Dan's testimony crucial to Ron's trial?
(a) Ron tried to seduce Brenda.
(b) Ron wasn't the mastermind.
(c) Ron had a violent history.
(d) Ron was present for the murders.

2. Why did the judge throw out Ron's first conviction?
(a) The judge felt he wasn't mentally competent.
(b) The judge felt the jury was bribed.
(c) The judge wanted to see the evidence again.
(d) The judge thought he was innocent.

3. Brigham Young was picked partially because of his beliefs on ______.
(a) Technology.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) Revelations.

4. What made Allen different than his brothers?
(a) He'd always been fundamentalist.
(b) He was adopted.
(c) He hadn't converted to fundamentalism.
(d) He never married.

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

6. After attempting to knock Brenda unconscious, what does Ron want to do?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Rob her.
(d) Leave.

7. What changed in Dan during his road trip with Ron?
(a) He believed more of what Ron said.
(b) He became calm and serene.
(c) He became more violent.
(d) He became less sure about their plan.

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

9. What did Warren do with Rulon's ferry service?
(a) Sold it.
(b) Abandoned it.
(c) Kept it open.
(d) Closed it.

10. Why was Lee banished from Colorado City?
(a) He was making secret plans to reinstate polygamy.
(b) He was refusing to comply with simple rules.
(c) He stole from the church.
(d) He was involved in the Mountain Meadow Massacre.

11. What did the first two psychiatrists offer as an explanation for Ron's actions?
(a) He truly thought it was God's will.
(b) He knew what he was doing was wrong but didn't care.
(c) He couldn't understand his actions or consequences.
(d) He'd been paid to do it by Dan.

12. What dilemma were Mormons faced with after the death of Smith?
(a) How to change the prayers.
(b) Where he should be buried.
(c) Where to settle next.
(d) Selecting a new prophet.

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

14. What did vigilantes do after Smith and Hyrum's killers were found innocent?
(a) Burned Mormon homes.
(b) Defaced their graves.
(c) Apologized to the Mormons.
(d) Threw a party.

15. Why did Dame decide to do away with the emigrants?
(a) They were good fighters.
(b) He was tired of the stand-off.
(c) They hadn't heard from Young.
(d) He'd been told by God.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ron and Dan look when they left Brenda's house?

2. The men at the School of the Prophets believed they were destined to do what?

3. What was Ron's attitude at his first trial?

4. Why did Onias value the Lafferty brothers?

5. Why did Ron saw off the barrel of a shotgun?

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