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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the prosecution say Matthews poisoned Elijah?
(a) By giving him blueberries.
(b) By giving him tainted alcohol.
(c) By giving him tainted blackberries.
(d) By replacing his medicine.

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

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

4. What did Benjamin Folger realize after a trip to New York?
(a) His wife was an infidel.
(b) Matthews was a fraud.
(c) Matthews was Jesus.
(d) He was poor.

5. Who did Isabella Van Wagenen sue for slander?
(a) Benjamin Folger.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) The lawyers Matthews hired.
(d) The district attorney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Benjamin forced to do with his wife Ann?

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

3. What did Matthews say about women and the truth?

4. When did Matthews die according to some reports?

5. What was Elijah depressed about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Benjamin and Ann Folger after the trial?

2. What did Isabella Van Wagenen change her name to and what did she become?

3. What did Matthews turn Mount Zion into?

4. Why did penny press editors complain according to the "Epilogue"?

5. What did Benjamin agree to regarding Ann as "Mother"?

6. What did Matthews claim he became a victim of in "The Downfall, Parts 5 through 8"?

7. What did Matthews claim to be the Spirit of?

8. What was not revealed during the testimonies for the prosecution?

9. What did Catherine confess a vision confirmed in "The Downfall, Parts 1 through 4"?

10. What did the judge decide regarding the charges and what happened to Matthews?

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