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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. For the murders of Brenda and Erica Lafferty, what was Dan's sentence?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) 25 years.
(c) Probation.
(d) The death sentence.

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

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

4. According to the Latter Day Saints, why did Moroni leave them gold?
(a) To help them through hard times.
(b) To offer to God.
(c) To support their cause.
(d) To use as bribes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Emma threaten Smith with to get him to stop marrying more women?

2. Debbie Palmer was her own step-grandmother because polygamist men have the right to marry their ______.

3. After fleeing Illinois, why did Smith return?

4. Where is the Nephites' gold supposedly held?

5. In his revelation, what does Crossfield claim he was told by God?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Debbie Palmer and Flora Jessop act as they did?

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

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

4. Was Smith a polygamist? According to whom?

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

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

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

8. Why was Joseph Smith charged with fraud? How did his treasure business compare with his religious revelation?

9. How was it possible for Debbie Palmer to be her own step-grandmother?

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

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