Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What did Crossfield teach his students at the School of the Prophets?

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

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

4. How did Dan remember his childhood?

5. What information did Allen Lafferty provide which aided Krakauer's description of the murders?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Smith obedient with the angel Moroni? What was the outcome?

2. According to Krakauer, how different are modern and fundamentalist Mormons?

3. Why did Leavitt bring Green to trial?

4. According to the Prologue, did the Lafferty brothers feel justified in their actions? How and why?

5. Was Smith a polygamist? According to whom?

6. What caused Dan Lafferty's trouble with the law? Was this compensated for in any way through religion?

7. What is the purpose of Krakauer presenting the entire story upfront in the prologue? Is he giving away the whole book?

8. Why was DeLoy no longer with the Mormon Church?

9. Why were the relations between Missourians and Mormons strained?

10. What does Krakauer see as "strange" about the road to Smith's revelation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Krakauer discusses the long history of tensions between Mormons and the states they settled in. Discuss the causes and resolutions for these conflicts. How did the displacement of Mormons through several states affect the current make-up of their organization and attitude?

Essay Topic 2

Krakauer builds much of his book by using interviews and quotes, reflecting a very journalistic approach. Despite his attempted objectivity the sensitive topic of the book makes bias inevitable. Discuss how Krakauer approaches or avoids bias. Is he biased? How does Krakauer's voice aid or hinder his story?

Essay Topic 3

Krakauer gives Mormon women a strong voice in his book. Providing the reader with angles ranging from Flora Jessop, who fled her polygamist home, to Emmylou, who dreams of being a plural wife. Discuss the point of view of Mormon women offered in the book and what dimensions of the church and humanity they display.

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