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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. At whose funeral did Joseph teach many of the principles he had been teaching through the years in one sermon?
(a) King Follett.
(b) Martin Harris.
(c) Oliver Cowdery.
(d) Gordon Givens.

2. John L. Butler was descended from a soldier who fought in what war?
(a) Revolutionary War.
(b) Civil War.
(c) War of 1812.
(d) War of the Roses.

3. Who excommunicated Bennett?
(a) The Elders.
(b) Joseph Smith.
(c) The High Council.
(d) Syndney Rigdon.

4. Joseph hid for how long from the sheriff when accused of attempting to murder Governor Boggs?
(a) Four months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Five months.

5. Far West was in what county in Missouri?
(a) Clark County.
(b) Carr County.
(c) Jackson County.
(d) Caldwell County.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joseph say to his mother before he was taken away to Liberty Jail?

2. Those who took multiple wives without being commanded to do so from the Lord were what?

3. In what year did Mormons try to vote in Daviess County for the first time?

4. What is a theocracy?

5. The Saints willingly obeyed Joseph because they believe he was what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the community in Far West Missouri laid out?

2. Why, after the fighting in 1838, were the members asked to gather at Far West?

3. Rather than seeking revenge, what did the Saints do when they learned of Joseph's death?

4. What was the purpose of plural marriage?

5. What caused the fight on August 6, 1838?

6. How did Governor Ford plan to reduce the influence of the Nauvoo militia?

7. When Joseph and the Saints moved to Nauvoo, where did he send missionaries?

8. How did the New York Herald characterize the accusations of Bennett against the church?

9. What did the New York Herald say in its obituary about Joseph Smith?

10. Joseph knew of the hostility towards Mormons from people, but where did he think the true problem was from?

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