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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the book Joseph transcribed from plates?
(a) The Book of Smith.
(b) The Book of Plates.
(c) The Book of Lehi.
(d) The Book of Mormon.

2. When the church was first organized, how many members were there?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

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

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

5. Where in New York did Joseph's family settle?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Seeward.
(c) Palmyra.
(d) Bronx.

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 members of the church lived the Law of Consecration is was also known as what?

3. Joseph suffered from what disease which left him with a limp?

4. The phrase "burnt over" was in recognition of the many _____ that Joseph's home town had.

5. Where was Joseph Smith born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the School of the Prophets?

2. What was a dream that Vermont farmers had?

3. What was Emma's description of the plates?

4. Why did the leaders of the church believe that their bank would be approved by the Ohio legislature?

5. Why did Joseph's father move the family to Palmyra, New York?

6. What was Governor DeWitt Clinton's theory of the Mound Builders?

7. Much of the information the author discovers about Joseph Smith, in his youth, is characterized how?

8. What was Mr. Anthon's reaction when he was told he could not see the plates?

9. What was Zion's camp?

10. When he knelt with Joseph Smith and prayed about Baptism, how does Oliver Cowdery describe his vision?

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