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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Matthews leave the farm to live with a carpenter?

2. When did Sarah and Elijah marry?

3. What was the name of the sister church of the Retrenchment Society?

4. What name did Matthews use to introduce himself to Joseph Smith?

5. What church did Matthews attend as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Isabella van Wagenen?

2. Who did Elijah meet?

3. What happened in Sarah's life in mid-June 1830?

4. Why did Matthews resent Edward Kirk and Finneyites?

5. What happened to Matthews' family while they were in Albany?

6. What did Kirk establish after his dismissal?

7. Who were the Finneyites and what did they denounce?

8. What was the Anti-Burgher Secession Church?

9. Who was Reverend Abraham Pierson and what was he instrumental?

10. In "Robert Matthews, Parts 5 through 7," where did Kirk arrive in 1828 and what post was he dismissed from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the charges made against Matthews and the significance of the trial.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the anti-Burgher Secession Church with Calvinism and Catholicism, examining the similarities and differences among the three churches.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship between Elijah and Sarah, as well as Elijah's role in The Kingdom of Matthias.

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