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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 was the majority of people convinced of after Elijah 's death?

2. Where was Benjamin Folger spending most of his time after Matthews took control of his estate?

3. What did Isabella Van Wagenen become convinced of about Matthews?

4. Who did Matthews meet at Kirtland?

5. Who testified for the prosecution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Isabella Laisdell swear when she appeared on the stand?

2. What about Matthews concerned the community?

3. What did Matthews eventually ban?

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

5. What did Matthews predict in 1851?

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

7. Why did prosecutors abandon the fraud case against Matthews?

8. How did Matthews commission Elijah according to "The Kingdom, Parts 1 through 3"?

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

10. What did Charles obtain and what happened to Isabella and Benjamin as a result?

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

Discuss why The Kingdom dissolved and the significance of its dissolution.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the impact of the penny press and how their publications influenced early Americans.

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