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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elijah Pierson, Introduction and Parts 1 through 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Matthews not introduce himself to Joseph Smith under his real name?
(a) Joseph Smith didn't want any competitive preachers.
(b) He wanted to infiltrate the Mormons.
(c) He was infamous in New York.
(d) He was escaping jail time.

2. What did Matthews say the United States was in his eyes?
(a) The second Babylon.
(b) The second Gomorrah.
(c) The second Babel.
(d) The second Sodom.

3. When did Elijah and Sarah move to Bowery Hill to join a burgeoning perfectionist community?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1825.

4. What did Smith say of Matthews after their first meeting?
(a) "His mind was evidently filled with darkness."
(b) "His way was the only way."
(c) "He would be a good leader."
(d) "He couldn't control himself."

5. Why did Frances Folger scold a fellow church member?
(a) She was not married.
(b) She spoke out of order.
(c) She was wearing a feather on her hat.
(d) She was eating in church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kirtland predate?

2. Who personified the middle class' evangelical reformists of the 1820's and 1840's?

3. What was Sarah's maiden name?

4. When did Elijah join the Spring's Brick Presbyterian Church?

5. What was the period from 1820 to 1840 called?

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