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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. What did Kirtland predate?

2. What did Matthews say the United States was in his eyes?

3. What was the name of Elijah's servant?

4. When did Elijah and Sarah move to Bowery Hill to join a burgeoning perfectionist community?

5. When did Matthews stop shaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Matthews denounce?

2. What mission did Elijah and Sarah undertake in "Elijah Pierson, Parts 5 through 7"?

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

4. How did Joseph Smith feel about Matthias and what did he do after a sermon?

5. What did Elijah volunteer to become in 1819?

6. Why was Matthews' formal request to join Kirks' church denied?

7. What happened at the end of June, 1830?

8. Why did Matthias strike a chord with some Americans?

9. What did the Anti-Burgher Secession Church stress and de-emphasize?

10. Why did Matthews resent Edward Kirk and Finneyites?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of anti-Mason sentiment and the influence of masonry in the United States.

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

Compare Elijah, Matthews, and Benjamin, examining the similarities and differences in their beliefs and actions.

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