Part 4

Quiz for Document P4-3: Emmeline B. Wells, Diary (1846)

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Question 1

The incident experienced by the Mormon travelers upon arriving in Farmington, as related by Emmeline Wells, indicates that MormonsA. faced continued threats of violence as they traveled to the west.
B. participated in violent acts against their enemies.
C. were accepted by inhabitants of the western territories.
D. witnessed prophetic signs on their long pilgrimage.

Question 2

What do Wells’s diary entries indicate about the development of “internal improvements” in Iowa in the mid-1840s?A. Bridges and roads were well developed in Iowa by the mid-1840s.
B. Iowa had not yet gained statehood and lacked reliable road and bridge systems.
C. Iowans shared an anti-government hatred of “internal improvements.”
D. Wells’s Mormon party was lost and had missed the turn-off to the well-travelled Oregon Trail.

Question 3

During the period from March 1st through March 25th as recorded by Wells, other than mechanical difficulties, the group’s ability to travel was determined almost entirely byA. availability of supplies.
B. avoiding hostile Native Americans.
C. outrunning hostile white settlers.
D. weather conditions.

Question 4

Members of the Church of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) faced persecution, violence, and often death for their beliefs and for their polygamist practices. Mormons would likely have viewed their persecution and the hardships surrounding their escape to territory in the west asA. discrimination and injustice under the Constitution.
B. fulfillment of their Native American origins.
C. martyrdom and pilgrimage to a promised land.
D. opportunities for land and economic advancement.