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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 were Colorado's efforts to get rid of polygamy stopped?

2. When Linda was asked about her life with Green, her husband, what did she say?

3. How did the Mormons respond to being attacked by Missourians in October, 1838?

4. Dan and Ron believed Brenda and Erica's deaths were _______.

5. How did Tom Green become the target for David Leavitt's lawsuit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Joseph Smith return to Illinois?

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

3. 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?

4. Why was Crossfield excommunicated? How much of the LDS rejected him?

5. Why was DeLoy no longer with the Mormon Church?

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

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

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

9. What were the potential problems with the LDS recognizing personal revelations? Was it possible to correct these problems?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Krakauer's account of Dan shows him swinging from reluctantly participating in the murders to becoming the main perpetrator. Dan also would shift from being his brother's biggest victim to his strongest opponent. Discuss the duality of Dan Lafferty. What were his motives for his actions? Where were Dan's loyalties?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relevance of the title "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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