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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Elijah die?
(a) June 5, 1834.
(b) August 5, 1835.
(c) August 15, 1834.
(d) August 5, 1834.

2. Who followed Matthews to meet his estranged wife after Matthews was released from prison?
(a) Isabella Laisdell.
(b) Catherine Galloway.
(c) Matthews went alone.
(d) Isabella Van Wagenen.

3. What did Matthews represent for many people reading the press?
(a) A dangerous husband.
(b) A dangerous polygamist.
(c) A dangerous man.
(d) A dangerous religious fanatic.

4. Who was named as a co-conspirator in the murder case against Matthews?
(a) Isabella Van Wagenen.
(b) Catherine Galloway.
(c) Isabella Laidell.
(d) Ann Folger.

5. When did Isabella Van Wagenen start to work for James Latourette?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1825.

6. When did Isabella Van Wagenen join Elijah's household?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1830.

7. Who did the Folgers partner with to publish the cruelty Matthews inflicted on its followers?
(a) William Leete Stone.
(b) Williams and Lee.
(c) Lee and Stone.
(d) Stone Williams.

8. What did Margaret announce to Matthews during the trial?
(a) She was already remarried.
(b) She wanted a divorce.
(c) She wanted him dead.
(d) She had an affair with Benjamin.

9. What did Matthews use to explain the color of his wardrobe?
(a) Biblical references.
(b) Margaret.
(c) His visions.
(d) The newspaper.

10. Why was the charge of fraud dropped?
(a) They found out he was a prophet.
(b) The witnesses recanted.
(c) They couldn't stand hearing his sermons.
(d) They couldn't prove he was not an agent of the Lord.

11. What was Benjamin forced to do with his wife Ann?
(a) Give her to Matthews.
(b) Give her as a sacrifice.
(c) Give her to the community.
(d) Give their relationship another try.

12. When did Ann become pregnant with Matthews' child?
(a) March 1835.
(b) March 1836.
(c) March 1831.
(d) March 1834.

13. Who joined Mount Zion shortly after Ann became pregnant?
(a) The Tomsons.
(b) The Thompsons.
(c) The Simmons.
(d) The Rhompsons.

14. What did Isabella Van Wagenen do when Matthews left New York?
(a) She went into hiding.
(b) She stayed behind.
(c) She went south.
(d) She started a church.

15. What did Matthews realize when he met Elijah for the first time according to "The Kingdom, Parts 1 through 3"?
(a) Elijah was able to be influenced.
(b) Elijah wanted to preach.
(c) Elijah was greedy.
(d) Elijah was stubborn.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Isabella Van Wagenen born according to "The Kingdom, Parts 4 through 6"?

2. Who published an account of the Kingdom portraying the Folgers as the main villains?

3. When did Matthews die according to some reports?

4. What was the name of the estate Matthews moved into after his release from the mental hospital?

5. What was Margaret Matthews surprised of when Benjamin Folger contacted her?

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