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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was sex regulated in fundamentalist Mormon communities?
(a) It could only happen on every anniversary.
(b) It could only happen if a woman was ovulating.
(c) It could only happen when one was selected from the lottery.
(d) It could only happen once a week.

2. According to Debbie Palmer, what made Elizabeth Smart an easy target for abduction?
(a) She was taught to be obedient and passive.
(b) She was very beautiful and kind.
(c) Her parents didn't pay any attention to her.
(d) She was angry with her parents.

3. According to Krakauer, why is there no proof of Smith's revelation?
(a) He had to return the gold plates.
(b) He lost the gold plates.
(c) He lost the translation.
(d) He claims the proof is invisible.

4. According to Krakauer, why did Smart's abduction draw so much attention and a thorough search?
(a) Smart was being forced into a polygamist lifestyle.
(b) Smart's abductors were famous.
(c) Smart's family was wealthier.
(d) Smart's captors wanted ransom money.

5. What effect did the Edmunds Tucker Act of 1887 have on the Mormon Church?
(a) It outlawed polygamy.
(b) It legalized polygamy.
(c) It recognized the LDS as a legitimate organization.
(d) It invalidated personal revelations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Debbie's third husband quit?

2. How did Smith convince Emma to support his polygamist marriage?

3. Where is the Nephites' gold supposedly held?

4. What was the final straw in Law and Smith's friendship?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Krakauer believe taking funds from the government is hypocritical of fundamentalist Mormons? What is their justification?

2. What is Section 132? Why was it important to Smith?

3. What does Krakauer see as "strange" about the road to Smith's revelation?

4. What is Krakauer's intention with "Under the Banner of Heaven"?

5. What was the relevance of the Dream Mine to the School of the Prophets?

6. According to Lorna Craig, how was the response to Elizabeth Smart's disappearance different from Ruby Jessop's? Why does she believe there was a different response and effort?

7. Why were the relations between Missourians and Mormons strained?

8. What caused Dan Lafferty's trouble with the law? Was this compensated for in any way through religion?

9. What caused the end of Smith and Law's friendship?

10. According to Krakauer, how different are modern and fundamentalist Mormons?

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