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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elijah Pierson, Introduction and Parts 1 through 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Elijah leave his childhood town?
(a) Train as a clerk.
(b) Train as a journalist.
(c) Train as a physician.
(d) Train as a banker.

2. What did Matthews say the United States was in his eyes?
(a) The second Sodom.
(b) The second Gomorrah.
(c) The second Babel.
(d) The second Babylon.

3. What was Sarah's maiden name?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Smith.
(c) Matthews.
(d) Kirk.

4. When did Elijah join the Spring's Brick Presbyterian Church?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1821.

5. What name did Matthews use to introduce himself to Joseph Smith?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Robert.
(c) Mark.
(d) Joshua.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "Prologue" state about those who opposed the middle class' evangelical reformist movement?

2. What was the period from 1820 to 1840 called?

3. Why did Matthews not introduce himself to Joseph Smith under his real name?

4. What does the "Prologue" say of Matthews and Joseph Smith in 1835?

5. Who personified the middle class' evangelical reformists of the 1820's and 1840's?

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