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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. By what date was the principle of celestial marriage revealed?
(a) Fall 1840.
(b) Summer 1840.
(c) Spring 1840.
(d) Winter 1840.

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

3. The statements that the author makes about how many wives Joseph had and under what circumstances are what?
(a) True.
(b) Unsubstantiated.
(c) Verifiable.
(d) False.

4. 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) July 4th.
(c) August 9th.
(d) January 1st.

5. All additional wives, according to the law of the Lord, must be what?
(a) Married.
(b) Baptized.
(c) Young.
(d) Virgins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the four words Joseph said when he was acting as a prophet?

2. Porter returned to Nauvoo, was arrested and taken to where?

3. What was the name of the militia in the Nauvoo charter?

4. How much did the Missouri legislature give to the Mormons to aid in their departure?

5. The editors of what paper, when hearing Joseph pronounce the story of the stone of David, demanded that the Saints be exterminated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did women, after Joseph Smith's death, try to seal themselves to him?

2. What was the prophecy that Joseph Smith made in the spring of 1841?

3. What is the difference between sacred and secret?

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

5. What was the purpose of plural marriage?

6. What was the prophecy made, by Joseph, about the stone of Daniel?

7. What happened to those who took multiple wives without a commandment from God, and why?

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

9. Who was John C. Bennett, and what did he do?

10. When Joseph Smith gave himself up to Governor Ford in Springfield, what did he spend his time doing?

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