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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 was the name of the newspaper that some, who left the church but stayed in Nauvoo, started?

2. Which President did Joseph Smith visit to ask for help?

3. All additional wives, according to the law of the Lord, must be what?

4. Where were Joseph and Hyrum initially buried?

5. Newspapers in the east noticed that a ________ _______ was in the making in Nauvoo.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the principles of celestial marriage and the patriarchal order do?

2. How was the community in Far West Missouri laid out?

3. What caused the fight on August 6, 1838?

4. After six days of having his troops go wild, what did General Clark tell the remaining Mormon men?

5. What was the purpose of plural marriage?

6. What did Bennett use the first 50 pages of his book for?

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

8. What did the New York Herald say in its obituary about Joseph Smith?

9. How did Governor Ford plan to reduce the influence of the Nauvoo militia?

10. What was Governor Ford's solution to avoid having a militia attack Nauvoo after the Nauvoo newspaper was destroyed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What is a missionary? What were some of the missions that the Mormons were sent on? According to the author, what were the purposes of these missions? Use examples from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, statements of the author are contradicted by facts. Cite at least three places where the author's characterization of events deviates from the facts, and discuss what the author hoped to accomplish from writing these characterizations.

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