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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Krakauer explains that early Mormons believed government law was inferior to __________.
(a) God's law.
(b) Smith's law.
(c) Basic human rights.
(d) Natural law.

2. Why did Matilda stay with Dan, despite her issues with his religious practices?
(a) She agreed with his beliefs for the most part.
(b) She felt she needed to learn from him.
(c) She needed money.
(d) He threatened her.

3. Although Law's actions against Smith had little effect on Smith's power, what did it affect?
(a) His relationship with Emma.
(b) Relations with Illinois.
(c) The unconditional love of his followers.
(d) Relations with Missouri.

4. What did Emma threaten Smith with to get him to stop marrying more women?
(a) She threatened to sue him.
(b) She threatened to leave him.
(c) She threatened to start a new religion.
(d) She threatened to take another husband.

5. What was the flaw Krakauer observes in Smith's story of the Lamanites?
(a) They were alive earlier than the story claims.
(b) They were not affiliated with any of the groups Smith claimed.
(c) They never settled in North America.
(d) They had no Hebrew descent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joseph Smith was the son of a ______.

2. Why did Dan give up his driver's license and stop paying taxes?

3. After the Edmunds Tucker Act of 1887, what did fundamentalist believe a new prophet would bring?

4. Why did the gold plates vanish the first time they were presented to Smith?

5. What similarities does Krakauer cite between fundamentalist and modern Mormons?

(see the answer key)

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