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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. What was added to the plaster used to cover the outer walls of the temple to give it a glow?
(a) Foil.
(b) Silver.
(c) Quartz.
(d) China.

2. In 1937, who stated that of the many religious books printed in the 19th century, the Book of Mormon was most likely the most powerful?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Olivia Bernhart.
(c) Henry Wallace.
(d) Carmen Harris.

3. What is polygamy?
(a) One man with many mistresses.
(b) One man living with many women.
(c) One man with many wives.
(d) One man with many children by different women.

4. The phrase "burnt over" was in recognition of the many _____ that Joseph's home town had.
(a) Divisions among the churches.
(b) Fires.
(c) Religious revivals.
(d) Arguments between the churches.

5. Who is the wife of Ham?
(a) Ablea.
(b) Sarai.
(c) Debra.
(d) Egyptus.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The gods are among the people," was stated by whom?

2. The author, Ms. Brodie, believes that the story of Joseph Smith is what?

3. What year did the John Mack family arrive in the United States?

4. When Joseph heard the news from Ohio, that mobs had driven people from their homes, to whom did he write a letter?

5. What was Professor Charles Anthon a specialist in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Governor DeWitt Clinton's theory of the Mound Builders?

2. What made Joseph and his church resettle in Ohio?

3. What was Mr. Anthon's reaction when he was told he could not see the plates?

4. Much of the information the author discovers about Joseph Smith, in his youth, is characterized how?

5. What is one assertion of unbelievers about the Book of Mormon?

6. Describe the vision Joseph Smith had in the grove of trees.

7. Why did Joseph's father move the family to Palmyra, New York?

8. How was the Telestial Kingdom of Heaven described?

9. How did most revelations come to Joseph Smith?

10. What are the origins of Joseph Smith's family?

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