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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 type of metal were the first plates that Joseph Smith translated?
(a) Gold.
(b) Copper.
(c) Nickel.
(d) Silver.

2. How many people signed a sworn statement that Joseph Smith was lacking in moral fiber and obsessed by malicious habits?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Fifty-three.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Fifty-one.

3. Joseph Smith had two titles, Prophet and what?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Leader.
(d) President.

4. What was the amount of the fine levied against the bank in Kirtland?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Two thousand dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) One hundered dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who convinced Joseph Smith to make a copy of some of the characters from the plates?

2. Emma Smith waited _____ weeks to be baptized after the formation of the church.

3. Who was the judge that tried to forge a settlement between the Mormons and Jackson County residents?

4. Where did some of the church leaders go on a mission after the bank collapsed?

5. Who published Mormonism Unveiled?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Zion's camp?

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

3. What is one assertion of unbelievers about the Book of Mormon?

4. Though the 1830's were a time of poverty and indebtedness for the people of the church, how does the author characterize the people of the church?

5. How was the Telestial Kingdom of Heaven described?

6. What caused Joseph Smith to have a slight limp?

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

8. How did most revelations come to Joseph Smith?

9. What was a dream that Vermont farmers had?

10. Describe the vision Joseph Smith had in the grove of trees.

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