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95. The correct answer is (D). In 1830 in upstate New York, Joseph Smith, Jr. published The Book of
Mormon, a translation, he said, of inscriptions of golden tablets the location of which had been re-
vealed to him by an angel. The Book of Mormon became the holy book of Smith’s followers, the
Church of Christ, later renamed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. Faced with religious
persecution from the very beginning, Smith and his followers moved westward. They founded new
cities only to be subjected again to persecution. In 1844, Smith himself was killed by a mob in
Illinois. Leadership of the church passed to Brigham Young, who in 1847 led the Mormons to the
Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah.

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WORLD HISTORY SUBJECT TEST
The World History Subject Test consists of 95 multiple-choice questions designed to measure knowledge
and understanding of the history and development of both western and nonwestern cultures. About two-
thirds of the test will be questions about Europe. The remaining questions cover the Middle East, Africa,
Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. Although the test covers events from prehistory to the present, about
half of the questions are based upon events after 1750.
The test uses a fairly straightforward multiple-choice format. A few of the questions utilize maps,
political cartoons, or other illustrations, but these don’t require any special talent to answer. The only
question form that is a little tricky utilizes a thought-reverser, a word such as NOT, EXCEPT, BUT, or
LEAST. These words turn the question “inside out.” What ordinarily would be a wrong answer is the right
answer, and vice versa.
EXAMPLE:
All of the following statements about the Fabian Society are true EXCEPT