Question 1

Why did the people surrounding Nauvoo dislike the Mormons?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Their religious beliefs were too different

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Political reasons

Answer

They had a very large community

Question 2

What was the main reason the Mormon Pioneers moved west to Utah?

Accepted Answer

They wanted to escape the raging mobs

Answer

All of the above

Answer

Utah had a better climate in which to live

Answer

There was more fertile land in Utah on which to grow crops

Question 3

What types of persecution did the pioneers face before they left Nauvoo?

Accepted Answer

They were forced out of their homes and attacked by mobs

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They had to eat raw cat, sell all of their animals, and burn all of their books

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Other people pointed and laughed at them everywhere they went

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All of their crops died and they left because they had no food

Question 4

What was Parley Street?

Accepted Answer

The beginning of the Pioneer trek, also known as the Trail of Hope

Answer

The beginning of the Pioneer trek, also known as the Trail of Tears

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The most famous street in Salt Lake Valley

Answer

A street in Nauvoo named after George Parley

Question 5

What is the name of the river that the pioneers crossed during their trek westward?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Platte River

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Mississippi River

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Missouri River

Question 6

What was place the pioneers stayed for several months as they crossed the plains?

Accepted Answer

None of these

Answer

Fort Laramie

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Sutter's Fort

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Chimney Rock

Question 7

What problem did the pioneers not face as they made the journey westward?

Accepted Answer

Good leadership

Answer

Pesky insects

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Accidents

Answer

Crossing the river

Question 8

What did the pioneers do for entertainment along the trail?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Dance

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Tell stories

Answer

Sing

Question 9

Which of the following illnesses were not a problem to the pioneers?

Accepted Answer

Yellow fever

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Cholera

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Infection from wound

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Rocky Mountain Fever

Question 10

How many people were in the advanced group?

Accepted Answer

148

Answer

527

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59 families

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16 families

Question 11

Why did the pioneers stay so long in one place in the middle of their journey?

Accepted Answer

They needed time to rest and stock up on food and supplies

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They realized they were lost and were thinking about turning back

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It was so beautiful there that they didn’t want to leave

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They ran into Native American tribes and were trying to make a treaty

Question 12

Who was the leader and colonizer for the Mormon Pioneers?

Accepted Answer

Brigham Young

Answer

None of these

Answer

Orson Pratt

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Porter Rockwell

Question 13

What was the date the pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley?

Accepted Answer

July 24, 1847

Answer

July 4, 1847

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July 24, 1849

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July 4, 1849

Question 14

What the pioneers do when they reached the Salt Lake Valley?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Built homes

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Hunted and fished

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Planted crops

Question 15

When insects began to devour pioneers’ crops, why didn’t they starve?

Accepted Answer

Seagulls came and ate the insects

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They planted new crops

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Lizards came and ate the insects

Answer

They moved to another part of Utah

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