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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. What religious upbringing did Elijah have?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Calvinist.
(d) Mormon.

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

3. What did Matthews and Joseph Smith advocate for society?
(a) A strong matriarchy.
(b) Equality between men and women.
(c) A strong patriarchy.
(d) A strong government.

4. What type of evangelical person was Elijah?
(a) A Catholic.
(b) A Unionist.
(c) A Mormon.
(d) A Finneyite.

5. What did the middle class' evangelical reformist movement lead to for men and women?
(a) Having women be subservient.
(b) Greater equality.
(c) Having men in charge of religion and women in charge of the household.
(d) Having men be subservient.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Matthews say the United States was in his eyes?

3. What was the name of the church at the center of Elijah's childhood town?

4. What did Joseph Smith tell Matthews when they first met?

5. What was perceived as the enemy by sects forming in the 1820's to the 1840's?

(see the answer key)

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