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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. After changing his beliefs, Woodruff told his followers polygamy was a ______ principle.

2. Smith did NOT leave his followers with guidelines on ______________.

3. After Woodruff's reign, who believed polygamy was valid?

4. What was the result of Ron's meeting with his brothers?

5. Why was Dan's testimony crucial to Ron's trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Brenda realize the truth of the family she married into?

2. What was Dan's conviction in carrying out the murders?

3. What aided in the apprehension of Dan and Ron Lafferty?

4. Why was Ron Lafferty hostile to the judge at his trial?

5. Why was Warren Jeffs unpopular? What were people's predictions of the outcome of his leadership?

6. Why did the Laffertys decided to abandon the rest of their revelation?

7. What was the pivotal plight of the Lafferty brothers that caused the murders?

8. Why is Salt Lake City the center for Mormons today?

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

10. How did Taylor's leadership of the LDS contradict his predecessors?

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

Discuss the relevance of the title "Under the Banner of Heaven."

Essay Topic 3

Krakauer gives Mormon women a strong voice in his book. Providing the reader with angles ranging from Flora Jessop, who fled her polygamist home, to Emmylou, who dreams of being a plural wife. Discuss the point of view of Mormon women offered in the book and what dimensions of the church and humanity they display.

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