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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Under the Banner of Heaven," what does Krakauer believe is the biggest disagreement between fundamentalists and modern Mormons?
(a) The gender of God.
(b) Their rights as American citizens.
(c) The location of the Promised Land.
(d) Polygamy.

2. Why did Debbie decide to flee Bountiful?
(a) Blackmore was abusing her.
(b) She'd killed her husband.
(c) Blackmore wanted to marry her daughter.
(d) She'd cheated on her husband.

3. Fundamentalists believed the government was an entity of _______.
(a) Satan.
(b) God.
(c) Smith.
(d) Europe.

4. Whose will did Dan and Ron believe they were carrying out?
(a) God's.
(b) Onias'.
(c) Their mother's.
(d) Ron's.

5. What similarities does Krakauer cite between fundamentalist and modern Mormons?
(a) They live together.
(b) They are both prominent forces in American politics.
(c) They follow the same leader.
(d) They stem from the same laws and principles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did the Edmunds Tucker Act of 1887 have on the Mormon Church?

2. What is the purpose of the facts Krakauer provides?

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

4. For the murders of Brenda and Erica Lafferty, what was Dan's sentence?

5. According to Debbie Palmer, what made Elizabeth Smart an easy target for abduction?

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