The Mormons Timed Quiz
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The document is a timed quiz about the Mormons moving west from religious persecution in the eastern United States. It contains 10 multiple choice questions about why the Mormons moved west, how they moved with Brigham Young's leadership, and how they were successful establishing communities in the Salt Lake Valley in Utah.
The Mormons Timed Quiz
- 1. The Mormons Timed Quiz You are about to see some questions about the Mormons. You will see each question for 15 seconds. Get ready to show the correct coloured card when you are asked to vote. Click to continue. KEY QUESTIONS Why did the Mormons move west? How did they move west? Why were the successful in the west?
- 2. Question 1 The Mormons suffered from Religious Persecution in the east. What does persecution mean? Picked on. Treated the same. Left alone.
- 3. Question 2 What was the main reason why the Mormons were forced to move from Kirtland, Ohio? Their belief in Polygamy. They believed Blacks were equal. Financial Crisis 1837.
- 4. Question 3 Joseph Smith, the Mormon leader shown in the photo, was jailed by his own people. Why was he jailed? Refused to stand down as governor of Deseret so government sent army to Salt Lake City. He acted like a dictator by smashing printing press of Mormon paper. Announced his belief in Polygamy, which upset some Mormons.
- 5. Question 4 After fleeing Nauvoo, Brigham Young led the Mormons west but first they rested. What was the name of their resting point and what happened their? Autumn Attic, the Mormons liked it there and decided not to move to the Salt Lake Valley. Summer Loving, lots of babies were born. Winter Quarters, 700 people died.
- 6. Question 5 Brigham Young helped the Mormons to move west. Which of the following are not ways he helped them? Set up Resting Points and Repair workshops. Planted food so future travellers could eat on their way west. Told them to camp in parallel lines at night and move in circles.
- 7. Question 6 Brigham Young and a small group of Mormons reached the Great Salt Lake Valley in July 1847. What was this small group of people called? Pioneer Band Mountain Men Mormon Missionaries
- 8. Question 7 Which of the following was not a problem facing the Mormons in the Salt Lake Valley? Religious Persecution How to divide the land Distribution of water
- 9. Question 8 The following are solutions to some of the problems the Mormons faced in the West. Which of the following was not associated with Brigham Young? Perpetual Emigration Fund A transcontinental railway met at Promontory Point. People built irrigation Ditches.
- 10. Question 9 The Transcontinental railway allowed Mormons to import and export goods. In what year was the railway completed? 1849 1859 1869
- 11. Question 10 Why did the US government send 1,500 soldiers to Salt Lake City in 1857? To remove Brigham Young from power and replace him with a non-Mormon governor of Utah. To protect them from further persecution. To attack the Mormons and Indians because they had attacked a group of pioneers.
- 12. Timed Quiz Click to repeat the quiz Press‘Esc’ to exit