Mormon Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A reader opens a record describing Lehi’s family leaving Jerusalem around 600 BCE. Which Book of Mormon book are they reading?
Jacob
Ether
Alma
1 Nephi
2. A student compares migrations in the Book of Mormon. Which statement correctly distinguishes the Jaredites from Lehi’s descendants?
The Jaredites began their journey near the time of the Tower of Babel, earlier than Lehi’s migration
The Jaredites were a Nephite group that separated during the reign of King Mosiah
The Jaredites left Jerusalem with Lehi, while the Nephites came from the Tower of Babel
The Jaredites arrived with the Mulekites after the Nephite civilization ended
3. During a typical Sunday worship service, members take bread and water in remembrance of Jesus Christ. What is this ordinance called?
Confirmation
The sacrament
Endowment
Setting apart
4. Which ordinance is most directly associated with Aaronic Priesthood authority rather than requiring Melchizedek Priesthood authority?
Baptizing a new member
Conferring the gift of the Holy Ghost
Giving a priesthood blessing to someone who is ill
Confirming a newly baptized member
5. How does the Book of Mormon present itself?
As a collection of medieval European sermons discovered in America
As a sacred record of ancient peoples in the Americas, translated by Joseph Smith
As Joseph Smith’s verse-by-verse commentary on the King James Bible
As a history written by nineteenth-century Latter-day Saint pioneers
6. In a lesson on the plan of salvation, a teacher asks where spirits await resurrection after mortal death. Which concept answers the question?
The celestial room
Premortal life
Outer darkness
The spirit world
7. Which option correctly lists the four standard works recognized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price
The Bible, Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith Translation, and Doctrine and Covenants
The Bible, Book of Mormon, hymnbook, and Pearl of Great Price
The Bible, Apocrypha, Doctrine and Covenants, and Book of Abraham
8. Who organized the Church of Christ in 1830, the organization now known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
Sidney Rigdon
Oliver Cowdery
9. A lesson explains that priesthood authority and key gospel truths were lost or altered after the deaths of the early apostles, then returned through divine messengers. Which pair of ideas is being described?
The Gathering of Israel and the Millennium
Premortal life and mortal probation
The Exodus and the promised land
The Great Apostasy and the Restoration
10. Where did the main body of Latter-day Saint pioneers led by Brigham Young arrive in 1847?
Independence, Missouri
Nauvoo, Illinois
The Salt Lake Valley
Palmyra, New York
11. Twice each year, members worldwide hear sermons from apostles and other Church leaders during a multi-session broadcast. What event is this?
Stake conference
Ward council
General conference
General priesthood meeting
12. Someone wants to follow the Word of Wisdom when choosing a morning drink. Which choice most directly reflects its instruction concerning commonly consumed beverages?
Avoid every drink served hot
Avoid coffee
Drink wine only on Sundays
Replace water with herbal preparations
13. According to the book of Ether, which Jaredite survived the final battle and later encountered the people of Mulek?
Coriantumr
Mahonri Moriancumer
Shiz
Jared
14. What role does Moroni have in the account of the gold plates?
He begins the record by describing his family’s departure from Jerusalem
He leads the Jaredite voyage across the sea
He finishes and safeguards the record, then later appears to Joseph Smith as an angel
He serves as the first governor of the Utah Territory
15. What is the official name of the largest church historically associated with the term “Mormon”?
The Church of the Latter Day Saints
The Restored Church of Jesus Christ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
16. A member submits an ancestor’s name for temple work. What belief most directly explains this practice?
Temple records automatically make the ancestor a Church member
Genealogical research replaces the need for religious ordinances
Proxy ordinances can be performed for the dead, who remain free to accept or reject them
The ceremony is solely a memorial with no connection to salvation