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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Smith change in his rules for the Mormon Church because of Crossfield?
(a) Church leaders would receive higher salaries.
(b) Everyone had to have a background check before being accepted into the church.
(c) Only children of current leaders could lead.
(d) Only church leaders could have revelations.

2. Krakauer describes Watson Lafferty as a ________.
(a) Pacifist.
(b) Genius.
(c) Disciplinarian.
(d) Lunatic.

3. What effect did the Edmunds Tucker Act of 1887 have on the Mormon Church?
(a) It legalized polygamy.
(b) It recognized the LDS as a legitimate organization.
(c) It outlawed polygamy.
(d) It invalidated personal revelations.

4. Mormons attacked the Missourians after an _______ Missourian beat a Mormon man.
(a) Irate.
(b) Insane.
(c) Intoxicated.
(d) Uneducated.

5. Why did the gold plates vanish the first time they were presented to Smith?
(a) He couldn't understand them.
(b) There was a time limit on them.
(c) Moroni didn't show him the right ones.
(d) He looked at them before he was instructed to do so.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joseph Smith is believed to have practiced ________.

2. How did the modern Mormon Church receive Ron and Dan?

3. What is the key difference Krakauer cites between the Bible and the Book of Mormon?

4. After loosing 116 pages of the transcribed text from the gold plates, what was the only way Smith said he could view them again?

5. Why did Rockwell try to kill Missouri's governor?

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