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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The city of Nauvoo was given what other name?
(a) The Beautiful.
(b) The Swampy.
(c) The Peaceful.
(d) The Diseased.

2. In response to the mob attacks all over Missouri, where did Joseph Smith tell the people to gather?
(a) Kirtland.
(b) Harmony.
(c) Far West.
(d) Salt Lake City.

3. On what day did the Saints gather to celebrate the laying of the cornerstone for the new temple in Far West?
(a) January 1st.
(b) August 9th.
(c) June 13th.
(d) July 4th.

4. In what year did Mormons try to vote in Daviess County for the first time?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1830.

5. How much did the Missouri legislature give to the Mormons to aid in their departure?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $1,000.

6. What was Joseph's Second Counselor's wife's name?
(a) Betty.
(b) Jane.
(c) Janis.
(d) Rachel.

7. Before celestial marriage was introduced, individuals would live _______ after death, for eternity.
(a) Alone.
(b) With their parents.
(c) In heaven.
(d) Together.

8. Celestial marriage is also called what?
(a) Sealing.
(b) Patriarchal Order.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) Marriage.

9. The author believes that the theocracy in Mauvoo was a malignant _____.
(a) Tyranny.
(b) Blight.
(c) Place.
(d) Republic.

10. Who was the Governor who sent a letter to General Clark, ordering him to treat Mormons as enemies and to exterminate them?
(a) Governor Smith.
(b) Governor Boggs.
(c) Governor Tilley.
(d) Governor London.

11. Where is the endowment ceremony currently practiced?
(a) It is not performed anymore.
(b) In LDS church buildings.
(c) In LDS temples.
(d) It is performed overseas only.

12. The statements that the author makes about how many wives Joseph had and under what circumstances are what?
(a) False.
(b) Unsubstantiated.
(c) True.
(d) Verifiable.

13. How many of Joseph and Emma's children lived?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

14. How many Saints passed by the coffins of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith?
(a) One hundred thousand.
(b) Twenty thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) Two thousand.

15. Where were Joseph and Hyrum initially buried?
(a) Basement of the Nauvoo temple.
(b) Basement of the Carthage jail.
(c) Basement of the Nauvoo House.
(d) Basement of the Nauvoo church building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was the cornerstone of the Far West temple laid?

2. Ms. Brodie states that the endowment is borrowed from what?

3. Lucy wrote of Emma that she had unflinching outrage, zeal and what?

4. Those who took multiple wives without being commanded to do so from the Lord were what?

5. Newspapers in the east noticed that a ________ _______ was in the making in Nauvoo.

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