Mormon History
Who was the founder of the Later Day Saints Church?
Joseph Smith
What does BLM stand for?
Bureau of Land Management
Name at least three Bundys mentioned in the book.
Nephi Johnson
Cliven Bundy
Ryan Bundy
Ammon Bundy
Carol Bundy
Who wrote the U.S. Constitution according to Mormon teachings?
God, through the Founders.
Which government agency regulates rancher's use and leasing of public lands?
The Bureau of Land Management
What was the name of the second major Mormon settlement, which was in Illinois? (Hint: the ____ Legion.)
Nauvoo, Illinois.
What 1964 act calls for protected land under it to be "untrammeled"?
The Wilderness Act
What was the name of the armed standoff against federal law enforcement that first brought the Bundy family national attention?
The Battle of Bunkerville
According to the White Horse Prophecy, Joseph Smith says Mormons will be called to defend which document?
The U.S. Constitution.
What metaphor does Besty Gaines-Quammen use to describe the West in the beginning of American Zion?
The Rorschach test - "people see what they want to see as reflections of who they are."
Which Indigenous group was unfairly framed for the Mountain Meadows massacre of the Baker-Fancher group?
The Southern Paiute.
Which Mormon Utah senator contributed to conservation legislation, including the Antiquities Act and the establishment of the National Parks Bureau, in the early 1900s?
Reed Smoot
What was the name of the national wildlife reservation Ammon Bundy and his supporters occupied in 2014?
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
According to the Book of Mormon, which group are Indigenous Americans descended from?
The Lamanites or the Lost Tribes of Israel
What 1970's - 1980's "rebellion" advocated for transferring federal lands to states and individuals?
The Sagebrush Rebellion
What American religious movement was Mormonism born out of?
The Second Great Awakening
According to Gaines-Quammen, which former BLM agent grossly mishandled deescalating the Bundy case?
Dan Love
During the Battle of Bunkerville, Ammon Bundy expressed he was ready to do what for his family's cause?
Die
What was the name of the kingdom Brigham Young wanted to establish in Zion to protect Mormons from the government?
Deseret.
Which industry is quickly becoming more profitable than the three "traditional" industries of the West (ranching, logging, and mining)?
Tourism
From where did Porter Rockwell, the "Destroying Angel of Mormondom" derive his invincibility according to Joseph Smith?
His uncut hair
Which 1906 act allowed the president to declare national monuments and protected lands?
The 1906 Antiquities Act.
His ancestor's horse drank water from a river.
Which father-son duo engraved the Golden Plates found by Joseph Smith?
Mormon and his son Moroni.
According to the last chapter of American Zion, what is "The West" based on?
Myths.