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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joseph answered charges before the High Council of Kirtland for over ______ hours.

2. Colonel Thomas Pitcher held some of the leaders of the Mormon community in jail and planned to do what?

3. On March 24, 1832 who led a mob to tar and feather Joseph?

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

5. What is the name of the book Joseph transcribed from plates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the origins of Joseph Smith's family?

2. How does Joseph Smith compare the times he lived in to the times of Christ?

3. What was one problem that apostates presented?

4. How was the Telestial Kingdom of Heaven described?

5. What were the three basic causes for the persecution Mormons suffered in Missouri?

6. In Ohio, what type of life were people trying to lead, and why?

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

8. What was Joseph accused of when the printing press caught fire in Kirtland?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a theocracy? Using examples from the book to support your answer; discuss how the church in Joseph's time resembled, and did not resemble, a theocracy.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book; describe the ways in which Joseph was criticized as a prophet. What would he do, or not do, in order to prove that he was a prohpet? How did these actions contribute to the belief or disbelief of people?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book it seems as if the Mormon community was treated differently than other citizens of the United States. Pick at least two ways in which the Mormons were denied their rights as citizens of the United States. Discuss, using examples from the book, what the rights they were denied were, how that affected the Mormons, and how that was different treatment from other citizens.

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