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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. From what book of the Old Testament did Joseph Smith quote when he heard that Mr. Anthon said he could not read a sealed book?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Job.
(d) Exodus.

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

3. When was the Kirtland Temple dedicated?
(a) March 1836.
(b) January 1836.
(c) April 1836.
(d) May 1836.

4. Where was Joseph Smith born?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) Maine.

5. Joseph Smith refused to perform, on demand, what types of thing?
(a) Healings.
(b) Teaching lessons.
(c) Miracles.
(d) Speeches.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The gods are among the people," was stated by whom?

2. The popular method to discover treasures was to use what kind of rod?

3. What is the endowment that Mormons receive in the temple.

4. After getting married, where did Joseph and Emma live?

5. How much per month did Joseph earn when he worked with Josiah Stowel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Joseph do, in order to determine for himself which of the churches were true?

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

4. What was Zion's camp?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. What did Joseph do while in Independence with his contingent?

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

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