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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Those who took multiple wives without being commanded to do so from the Lord were what?
(a) Lawbreakers.
(b) Excommunicated.
(c) Expelled from Nauvoo.
(d) Evil.

2. Newspapers in the east noticed that a ________ _______ was in the making in Nauvoo.
(a) Mormon empire.
(b) Mormon battalion.
(c) Mormon state.
(d) Mormon company.

3. When the Mormons who settled in Missouri became too big for Far West, what other counties did they spread to?
(a) Jackson, Carroll and Carr Counties.
(b) Daviess, Ray and Clarck Counties.
(c) Ray, Jackson and Carroll Counties.
(d) Daviess, Carroll and Ray Counties.

4. How much did the Missouri legislature give to the Mormons to aid in their departure?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $2,000.

5. When was the ceremony of the endowment introduced?
(a) 1852.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1842.

6. What were the four words Joseph said when he was acting as a prophet?
(a) Thus saith the Lord.
(b) So giveth the Lord.
(c) And so it is.
(d) According to the Lord.

7. Plural marriage is also called?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Celestial marriage.
(c) Patriarchal Order.
(d) Sealing.

8. What was the name of the militia in the Nauvoo charter?
(a) The Nauvoo Legion.
(b) The Nauvoo Army.
(c) The Nauvoo Protection Force.
(d) The Nauvoo Militia.

9. What year was the cornerstone of the Far West temple laid?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1837.

10. What was the name of the force left to guard Joseph while he was in the Carthage jail?
(a) Carthage Mob.
(b) Carthage Greys.
(c) Carthage Freedom Fighters.
(d) Carthage Militia.

11. Who was the first person killed in Carthage jail?
(a) John Taylor.
(b) Joseph Smith.
(c) Hyrum Smith.
(d) Williard Richards.

12. On what day did the Saints gather to celebrate the laying of the cornerstone for the new temple in Far West?
(a) June 13th.
(b) January 1st.
(c) August 9th.
(d) July 4th.

13. Celestial marriage has often been ________ by those who are not members of the Church.
(a) Ignored.
(b) Misunderstood.
(c) Confused with regular marriage.
(d) Accepted.

14. Joseph said that he would go to _____ for Emma.
(a) Death.
(b) Jail.
(c) Hell.
(d) Anywhere.

15. Joseph wrote to which Governor, defending the destruction of the press?
(a) Governor Wilkins.
(b) Governor Boggs.
(c) Governor Hoge.
(d) Governor Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Democrats were struggling after the printing of Bennett's story and choose who to be their gubernatorial candidate?

2. Who was the attorney for the Mormons when they were tried after being arrested in Far West?

3. What is a theocracy?

4. Celestial marriage is also called what?

5. What date was the instruction given that the twelve apostles had all the ordinances and keys of the holy priesthood?

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