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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Emma Smith waited _____ weeks to be baptized after the formation of the church.
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

2. The popular method to discover treasures was to use what kind of rod?
(a) Maple.
(b) Witch-hazel.
(c) Oak.
(d) Fern.

3. What is the nickname of the church organized by Joseph Smith?
(a) The Nephite Church.
(b) The Mormon Church.
(c) The Lehi Church.
(d) The Lamanite Church.

4. As Joseph Smith grew up, he often spent time helping his family to survive by searching for what?
(a) New jobs.
(b) Lost local treasures.
(c) Ways to earn money.
(d) Lost Indian gold.

5. Joseph translated the Book of Abraham through what?
(a) Revelation.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Dedication.
(d) Hard work.

6. Who published Mormonism Unveiled?
(a) John Zaller.
(b) George Lakoff.
(c) Eber D. Howe.
(d) Philastus Hurlburt.

7. Joseph suffered from what disease which left him with a limp?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Fever.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Measles.

8. The Church of Jesus Christ was composed of what type of people?
(a) Priests.
(b) Paid ministers.
(c) Doctors and lawyers.
(d) Laymen.

9. How many men are called to be Apostles?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Thirteen.

10. As told in the Book of Abraham, what is the name of the planet on which the gods lived?
(a) Partus.
(b) Kolob.
(c) Cain.
(d) Jupiter.

11. What is an apostate?
(a) Someone who has fallen away from the church.
(b) Someone who does not like the church.
(c) Someone who lives with Mormons, but is not in the church.
(d) Someone who gave the church money.

12. Although no one else saw the plates, Emma was allowed to do what to them?
(a) Touch them.
(b) Hold them.
(c) Clean them.
(d) Bury them.

13. What was the name of the bank the leadership of the Church tried to organize?
(a) Kirtland Credit Bank Company.
(b) Kirtland Safety Society Bank Company.
(c) Kirtland Credit And Security Bank Company.
(d) Kirtland Bank Company.

14. Who did the local leaders of the Mormons ask for protection?
(a) Governor Dunkin.
(b) Lt. Governor Boggs.
(c) The Mormon Battalion.
(d) The militia.

15. In 1937, who stated that of the many religious books printed in the 19th century, the Book of Mormon was most likely the most powerful?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Henry Wallace.
(c) Olivia Bernhart.
(d) Carmen Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. The enforcers of the law signed an _____________ order; requiring that all Mormons leave Jackson County or face extermination.

2. When the church was first organized, how many members were there?

3. Colonel Thomas Pitcher held some of the leaders of the Mormon community in jail and planned to do what?

4. The Robert Smith family came to Massachusetts in what year?

5. Western New York and what other state had scattered Native American burial mounds?

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