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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Mormons settle in Missouri?
2. How did Smith convince Emma to support his polygamist marriage?
3. According to Krakauer, why is it difficult for young girls to break away from abusive marriages in fundamentalist communities?
4. After DeLoy was excommunicated, why did the Mormon Church try to sue him?
5. What information did Allen Lafferty provide which aided Krakauer's description of the murders?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is Section 132? Why was it important to Smith?
3. What caused the end of Smith and Law's friendship?
4. Why did Joseph Smith return to Illinois?
5. Why did Debbie Palmer and Flora Jessop act as they did?
6. How is the Lafferty family described?
7. Was Smith obedient with the angel Moroni? What was the outcome?
8. What is the purpose of Krakauer presenting the entire story upfront in the prologue? Is he giving away the whole book?
9. What were the potential problems with the LDS recognizing personal revelations? Was it possible to correct these problems?
10. According to Krakauer, how different are modern and fundamentalist Mormons?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
DeLoy Bateman, a former member of the LDS became an atheist after his excommunication. At the end of Krakauer's book, DeLoy discusses his views on the Mormon Church. Discuss and compare DeLoy and Krakauer's views on religion and how it DeLoy adopted and changed his position with God through his life. What does Bateman display about men and the Mormon faith and men and other religions?
Essay Topic 2
The FLDS follows the foundations of the Mormon faith while the LDS has evolved to fit the times. The development of the original church and the eventual split between two factions within the church are prominent veins in the narrative. Discuss how these two prominent divisions of the church represent different desires and natures of humans in their relationship with religion and their surroundings. Why do these two exist? What effect has this separation had on the people discussed in "Under the Banner of Heaven"?
Essay Topic 3
Each new prophet in the Mormon Church brought about changes to the elements of the church. Based on the youth of the church, each change seems radical. Discuss the significance of the rapid changing of prophets and which was the most significant to the face of the church today.
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