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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. What is an apostate?

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

3. The Smith family, when they settled in New York, tapped trees for what?

4. Joseph Smith cured Newel K. Knight of his convulsions by what healing tactic?

5. Although no one else saw the plates, Emma was allowed to do what to them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Book of Abraham cover?

3. Why did the leaders of the church believe that their bank would be approved by the Ohio legislature?

4. How did the name of the Church change from The Church of Christ?

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

6. Though the 1830's were a time of poverty and indebtedness for the people of the church, how does the author characterize the people of the church?

7. What was one problem that apostates presented?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Emma? What was her importance in the development of the church? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is a bias? Using examples from the book to support your answer: What is the author's bias while writing this book, and how does she demonstrate her bias?

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