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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. Those who took multiple wives without being commanded to do so from the Lord were what?
(a) Evil.
(b) Excommunicated.
(c) Expelled from Nauvoo.
(d) Lawbreakers.

2. Before celestial marriage was introduced, individuals would live _______ after death, for eternity.
(a) Together.
(b) With their parents.
(c) Alone.
(d) In heaven.

3. What were the four words Joseph said when he was acting as a prophet?
(a) So giveth the Lord.
(b) According to the Lord.
(c) Thus saith the Lord.
(d) And so it is.

4. Who was the Governor who sent a letter to General Clark, ordering him to treat Mormons as enemies and to exterminate them?
(a) Governor Boggs.
(b) Governor Smith.
(c) Governor Tilley.
(d) Governor London.

5. Bennet and Boggs sent sheriffs to arrest Joseph in Nauvoo, on charges of treason, and took him to what location?
(a) Independence.
(b) Carthage.
(c) Liberty jail.
(d) Dixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Celestial marriage is also called what?

2. In response to the mob attacks all over Missouri, where did Joseph Smith tell the people to gather?

3. How many of Joseph and Emma's children lived?

4. The sheriffs who took Joseph from Nauvoo were charged with what?

5. Which paper published an obituary declaring that though Joseph was gone, his murder may give strength to the sect?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joseph provide for the succession and maintenance of the leadership of the church?

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

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

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

5. How were the Articles of Faith developed?

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

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

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

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

10. What is the difference between sacred and secret?

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