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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Downfall, Parts 1 through 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Matthews come to resent after his release from prison?
(a) Catholics.
(b) Margaret and the Finneyites.
(c) Presbyterians.
(d) Kirk and the Finneyites.

2. What was Margaret Matthews surprised of when Benjamin Folger contacted her?
(a) That Matthews was alive.
(b) That Matthews had not been imprisoned.
(c) That Matthews did not request a divorce.
(d) That Matthews was not in an asylum.

3. What did Elijah think God would do for him if he continued to spread the Gospel?
(a) Return Sarah to him.
(b) Make him forget Sarah.
(c) Make him king of the world.
(d) Give him power over the United States.

4. What did Matthews' rumored beating of his wife, his strange moods, and his unsteady work habits convince Kirk of?
(a) Matthews was not a good leader.
(b) Matthews was trouble.
(c) Matthews would be a bad influence
(d) Matthews was unreliable.

5. What was the name of the sister church of the Retrenchment Society?
(a) The First Free Presbyterian of New York.
(b) The Second Free Presbyterian of New York.
(c) The First Free Presbyterian of Albany.
(d) The First Free Calvinist of New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Matthews use to explain the color of his wardrobe?

2. What was forcibly cut from Matthews?

3. Who did Eliah think told him to follow Matthews' every command?

4. When did Matthews marry Margaret?

5. When did Elijah join the Spring's Brick Presbyterian Church?

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