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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who became a successful merchant after his release?
(a) Sylvester Mills.
(b) Matthews.
(c) Sylvan Mills.
(d) Benjamin Folger.
2. What did Matthews represent for many people reading the press?
(a) A dangerous polygamist.
(b) A dangerous husband.
(c) A dangerous religious fanatic.
(d) A dangerous man.
3. What did the coroner that examined Elijah conclude?
(a) He died of a stroke.
(b) He died of an embolism.
(c) He died of natural causes.
(d) He died of heart failure.
4. Who took control of Mount Zion after Elijah's death?
(a) Elijah's brother.
(b) Elijah's heirs.
(c) Elijah's sister.
(d) Elijah's illegitimate daughter.
5. What movement did Isabella Van Wagenen join in New England?
(a) The suffrage movement.
(b) The abolitionist.
(c) The prohibitionist.
(d) The anti-abortionist.
6. What was Matthew's legal team able to do during the trial?
(a) Rebut every piece of evidence.
(b) Tear the witnesses apart.
(c) Tear the prosecution apart.
(d) Attack the prosecution in the paper.
7. What was the majority of people convinced of after Elijah 's death?
(a) It was a conspiracy.
(b) His death was from natural causes.
(c) It was prophesied.
(d) Something criminal had happened to him.
8. How much was the yearly rent for Mount Zion which Matthews had to pay after Folger's ruin?
(a) 10 dollars a year.
(b) 1 dollar a year.
(c) 1000 dollars a year.
(d) 100 dollars a year.
9. What did Benjamin Folger realize after a trip to New York?
(a) Matthews was Jesus.
(b) Matthews was a fraud.
(c) His wife was an infidel.
(d) He was poor.
10. Who came to Mount Zion and conned Matthews into shaving his beard?
(a) Elephant Taylor.
(b) Taylor Michaels
(c) Sampson Els.
(d) Tiger Taylor.
11. Who testified for the prosecution?
(a) Catherine Golloway and Benjamin Folger.
(b) Isabella Van Wegenen and Catherine Galloway.
(c) Ann Folger and Benjamin Folger.
(d) Ann Folger and Catherine Galloway.
12. Who was Isabella Van Wagenen born to?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Shop keepers.
(c) Plantation owners.
(d) Slaves.
13. Who was named as a co-conspirator in the murder case against Matthews?
(a) Isabella Laidell.
(b) Catherine Galloway.
(c) Isabella Van Wagenen.
(d) Ann Folger.
14. What did Elijah do when Matthews escaped to New York?
(a) He tried to take Ann as his wife.
(b) He tried to disoblige the Kingdom.
(c) He declared himself Father of the Kingdom.
(d) He tried to kill himself.
15. What did Matthews say about women and the truth?
(a) Women never tell the truth.
(b) Women never hear the truth.
(c) Women distorted the truth.
(d) Women can't tell what truth is.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did the prosecution say Matthews poisoned Elijah?
2. How many children did Isabella Van Wagenen have?
3. What was Benjamin Folger trying to salvage after Matthews took over his estate?
4. When did Elijah die?
5. What was the name of the estate Matthews moved into after his release from the mental hospital?
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