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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was clear after the prosecution rested their case?
(a) That the jury was hung.
(b) That Matthews would not be convicted.
(c) That Matthews would be convicted.
(d) That Matthews was guilty on all counts.

2. Who was Mount Zion signed over to after Folger's ruin?
(a) The Frist Presbyterian Church.
(b) Ann Folger.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Matthews.

3. What did Matthews represent for many people reading the press?
(a) A dangerous man.
(b) A dangerous religious fanatic.
(c) A dangerous polygamist.
(d) A dangerous husband.

4. When did Elijah cut his allowance to Matthews?
(a) April 1835.
(b) April 1839.
(c) April 1833.
(d) April 1831.

5. What vision did Matthews have about Ann Folger?
(a) He saw her as the next prophet.
(b) He saw her as a sister.
(c) He saw her as the Mother of the Kingdom.
(d) He saw her as a saint.

6. What did Charles do to get his wife back?
(a) He went to the police.
(b) He went to Margaret.
(c) He went to the asylum.
(d) He went to a judge.

7. What cult leaders does Paul Johnson tie Matthews to?
(a) Guy Ballard.
(b) Jim Jones and David Koresh.
(c) Ron Hubbard.
(d) Charles Filmore.

8. What did Ann make for Matthews according to "The Kingdom, Parts 4 through 6"?
(a) A portrait.
(b) Clothes.
(c) A cross.
(d) A crown.

9. How did the prosecution say Matthews poisoned Elijah?
(a) By giving him tainted alcohol.
(b) By giving him blueberries.
(c) By giving him tainted blackberries.
(d) By replacing his medicine.

10. What did Matthews say to the police when they interrogated him in "The Downfall, Parts 5 through 8"?
(a) He was instructed by God.
(b) He was paid to kill Elijah.
(c) He didn't do anything wrong.
(d) He conspired with Isabella.

11. Who helped Matthews hire a competent law team?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Elijah's heir.
(c) Ann.
(d) Benjamin.

12. Where was Benjamin Folger spending most of his time after Matthews took control of his estate?
(a) New York.
(b) Maine.
(c) Washington.
(d) Albany.

13. Who assigned the jobs to those who lived in Matthews' community?
(a) Matthews.
(b) God.
(c) Elijah.
(d) A lottery.

14. What did Matthews drink from during dinner?
(a) His copper cup.
(b) A glass cup.
(c) A wooden cup.
(d) A silver chalice.

15. What did Margaret announce to Matthews during the trial?
(a) She had an affair with Benjamin.
(b) She wanted him dead.
(c) She was already remarried.
(d) She wanted a divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Benjamin and Ann do to defend their reputations?

2. How much was the yearly rent for Mount Zion which Matthews had to pay after Folger's ruin?

3. Which of Elijah's beliefs did Matthews totally discard?

4. When did Isabella Van Wagenen start to work for James Latourette?

5. When did Matthews die according to some reports?

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