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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 Matthews would be convicted.
(b) That Matthews would not be convicted.
(c) That the jury was hung.
(d) That Matthews was guilty on all counts.

2. How much was the yearly rent for Mount Zion which Matthews had to pay after Folger's ruin?
(a) 100 dollars a year.
(b) 1 dollar a year.
(c) 1000 dollars a year.
(d) 10 dollars a year.

3. What did Benjamin Folger realize after a trip to New York?
(a) His wife was an infidel.
(b) Matthews was Jesus.
(c) He was poor.
(d) Matthews was a fraud.

4. What did Matthews ban because of his hatred of traditional Christianity?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Meat.
(c) Books.
(d) Sex.

5. When was Isabella Van Wagenen born according to "The Kingdom, Parts 4 through 6"?
(a) 1793.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1797.
(d) 1791.

6. How much money did Benjamin Folger give Matthews on the pretext of establishing a new Kingdom in the west?
(a) $630.
(b) $690.
(c) $545.
(d) $1272.

7. Who was Isabella Van Wagenen born to?
(a) Plantation owners.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Shop keepers.
(d) Doctors.

8. How long did John Dumont keep Isabella Van Wagenen?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 6 years.

9. What was the name of the law cabinet hired to defend Matthews?
(a) Walton and Western.
(b) Marks and Walton.
(c) Kevin and Bavin.
(d) Western and Hill.

10. What was the majority of people convinced of after Elijah 's death?
(a) Something criminal had happened to him.
(b) It was prophesied.
(c) His death was from natural causes.
(d) It was a conspiracy.

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

12. Who was the district attorney in charge of Matthews' case?
(a) Nelson Wills.
(b) William Michaels.
(c) Nelson Michaels.
(d) William Nelson.

13. What did the coroner that examined Elijah conclude?
(a) He died of heart failure.
(b) He died of a stroke.
(c) He died of natural causes.
(d) He died of an embolism.

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

15. What charges were added by the district attorney against Matthews before the murder trial?
(a) Assault charges for beating Isabella Laisdell.
(b) Blackmail charges for paying off Charles Laisdell.
(c) Bribery charges to recoup money for Elijah's heirs.
(d) Assault charges for coercing Benjamin Folger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who followed Matthews to meet his estranged wife after Matthews was released from prison?

2. What did Margaret announce to Matthews during the trial?

3. What cult leaders does Paul Johnson tie Matthews to?

4. What was forcibly cut from Matthews?

5. Who did the Folgers partner with to publish the cruelty Matthews inflicted on its followers?

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