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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. Crowds willingly sat for hours in all sorts of weather listening to the Prophet discourse on the things of _________.

3. In what year was the Church of Jesus Christ officially organized?

4. What action did Joseph Smith take in the grove of trees where he went to pray?

5. The phrase "burnt over" was in recognition of the many _____ that Joseph's home town had.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. What was one problem that apostates presented?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does the rule of law play in the story of Joseph Smith and the church? What are some activities involving the rule of law? What are some of the results? Please support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Using examples from the book please answer the following question: What role does family and heritage play in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints?

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