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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 Young choose to settle near the Great Salt Lake?

2. When did Dianna become unhappy with her marriage to Ron?

3. Why was the Francher group targeted by the Mormons?

4. How did the Mormon Church become bankrupt around the time of Taylor's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was Lee's prophecy? Would any good have come from it being fulfilled?

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

7. Were the Native Americans to blame for the Mountain Meadow Massacre?

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

9. Why was Dan the more active participant in the murders rather than Ron?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a group, the youth of the LDS has had both a positive and a negative role in Mormonism. Discuss this dual role for the LDS youth. Why is the youth group popular with some, yet criticized by others?

Essay Topic 2

Smith was the original founder of the LDS. Many can still relate to him today, thus continuing the popularity of the Mormon Church, according to Krakauer. Discuss Smith's road to creating the Mormon Church. Do you agree with Krakauer as to why Smith is still popular today?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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