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

2. What did the doctors find about Ron while examining him before his second trial?
(a) He had a rare disease.
(b) He was playing mind games.
(c) He was mentally competent.
(d) He wasn't competent to stand trial.

3. The LeBaron brothers thought themselves to be _______________.
(a) Children.
(b) Lambs of God.
(c) Soldiers of the Devil.
(d) Gods.

4. What happened to the two men from the Francher group that escaped?
(a) They got lost.
(b) They got help from Indians.
(c) They surrendered.
(d) They were caught and killed.

5. Knapp and Carnes explain that they felt _____ after the murder.
(a) Invigorated.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Scared.
(d) Depressed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dan decide to turn back to Brenda's house after their first attempt?

3. How did Lee die?

4. How did Lavina Stubbs loose all her money?

5. Why wasn't Dame's burial of the Francher group successful?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Ron Lafferty's first conviction thrown out?

2. Why did the events of July 24th unfold as they did?

3. What caused the split in the LDS?

4. According to the prosecution in his trial, why was Ron NOT insane?

5. How responsible was Allen for Brenda's murder?

6. Did Woodruff fall in line with his predecessors' beliefs for the LDS, or did he contradict them? How?

7. Why was Young very popular among other Mormons?

8. Do Brenda's sisters have any regrets in retrospect? What and why?

9. Why were Smith and Hyrum's killers not brought to justice?

10. Why did the Saints join the Confederacy?

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