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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. Where in New York did Joseph's family settle?

2. While in Missouri, Joseph Smith dedicated a plot of land for what?

3. What was the name of the bank the leadership of the Church tried to organize?

4. Ms. Brodie is convinced that Joseph has a ______ imagination.

5. When Joseph heard the news from Ohio, that mobs had driven people from their homes, to whom did he write a letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Joseph Smith to have a slight limp?

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

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

4. What was one problem that apostates presented?

5. What political freedom enabled Joseph Smith to start a new church?

6. What made Joseph and his church resettle in Ohio?

7. What was Mr. Anthon's reaction when he was told he could not see the plates?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were Mormons treated differently from other citizens in Missouri? What was one right of a citizen that Mormons were denied, and what was the result of the denial? Use information presented in the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the differences between the Mormons and the old settlers in Missouri? What kinds of problems did these differences cause and why? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the Book of Mormon? What are some of the main stories contained in it? What points does the author make about why she believes the Book of Mormon is not a revelation, but was made up from Joseph's imagination? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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