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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the School of the Prophets, what practice did Crossfield attempt to reinstate in his students?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Fasts.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Divorce.

2. After Smith destroyed Law's printing press, people feared Smith would become a _______ leader.
(a) Political.
(b) Tyrannical.
(c) Great.
(d) Lazy.

3. Joseph Smith is believed to have practiced ________.
(a) Celibacy.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) His speeches.

4. What was the speculation about why Smith's successor died?
(a) He killed himself.
(b) He was killed by the governor.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) He fell off a cliff.

5. According to Krakauer, why was the search for Ruby Jessop less thorough than for Elizabeth Smart?
(a) Ruby was poor.
(b) Ruby's parents told the police not to.
(c) Ruby ran away.
(d) Ruby was born into a polygamist family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Debbie decide to flee Bountiful?

2. While Ron and Dan discuss their plan at their mother's house, she is _____ within hearing distance.

3. How was Ron able to convince Dan to help him in his murder plan?

4. Which text was responsible for many of the Laffertys' marriages falling apart?

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

(see the answer key)

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