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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What charges were added by the district attorney against Matthews before the murder trial?
(a) Bribery charges to recoup money for Elijah's heirs.
(b) Blackmail charges for paying off Charles Laisdell.
(c) Assault charges for beating Isabella Laisdell.
(d) Assault charges for coercing Benjamin Folger.

3. When did Elijah cut his allowance to Matthews?
(a) April 1839.
(b) April 1831.
(c) April 1835.
(d) April 1833.

4. How many people composed Elijah's flock when Matthews arrived?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 75.
(d) 45.

5. What was Elijah depressed about?
(a) He never found a match spirit.
(b) He never raised Sarah from the dead.
(c) He never became a prophet.
(d) He never left New York.

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

7. What did the coroner that examined Elijah conclude?
(a) He died of an embolism.
(b) He died of natural causes.
(c) He died of a stroke.
(d) He died of heart failure.

8. Who bought Mount Zion after the events with Matthews?
(a) A reverend.
(b) A Church.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A lawyer.

9. What movement did Isabella Van Wagenen join in New England?
(a) The prohibitionist.
(b) The anti-abortionist.
(c) The abolitionist.
(d) The suffrage movement.

10. What did Matthews say about women and the truth?
(a) Women never tell the truth.
(b) Women never hear the truth.
(c) Women can't tell what truth is.
(d) Women distorted the truth.

11. Who said to Isabella Van Wagenen that a vision confirmed her being a match spirit with Benjamin Folger in the "The Downfall, Parts 1 through 4"?
(a) Catherine Galloway.
(b) Margaret Matthews.
(c) Ann Folger.
(d) Isabella Laisdell.

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

13. Who helped Matthews hire a competent law team?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Ann.
(c) Elijah's heir.
(d) Margaret.

14. Who did Eliah think told him to follow Matthews' every command?
(a) His father-in-law.
(b) St. Paul.
(c) Jesus.
(d) God and Sarah.

15. What cult leaders does Paul Johnson tie Matthews to?
(a) Ron Hubbard.
(b) Charles Filmore.
(c) Jim Jones and David Koresh.
(d) Guy Ballard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mount Zion signed over to after Folger's ruin?

2. Who became a successful merchant after his release?

3. Who did the Folgers partner with to publish the cruelty Matthews inflicted on its followers?

4. Why was the press outraged by the verdict against Matthews according to the "Epilogue"?

5. What happened to Ann Folger during Matthews trial?

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