- 1. Joseph Smith Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. He claimed to have experienced a series of visions, including one in which he was directed to a buried book of golden plates inscribed with a Judeo-Christian history of an ancient American civilization. Smith said he translated the plates into the Book of Mormon, which he published in 1830. He faced persecution and eventually established the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830. Smith's teachings, writings, and revelations have had a lasting impact on the Mormon faith and its followers.
Who founded the Latter Day Saint movement?
A) John Smith
B) Brigham Young
C) Joseph Smith
D) William Miller
- 2. In what year was Joseph Smith born?
A) 1805
B) 1810
C) 1830
D) 1795
- 3. Where was Joseph Smith born?
A) New York
B) Vermont
C) Illinois
D) Ohio
- 4. What book does Joseph Smith consider to be the most correct of all books on earth?
A) The Bhagavad Gita
B) The Quran
C) The Book of Mormon
D) The Bible
- 5. In which year was the Book of Mormon first published?
A) 1825
B) 1845
C) 1830
D) 1815
- 6. What was the name of the church founded by Joseph Smith?
A) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B) Mormon Church
C) Christian Church
D) Latter-day Christian Church
- 7. In what year was Joseph Smith martyred?
A) 1844
B) 1830
C) 1860
D) 1855
- 8. Who succeeded Joseph Smith as the leader of the Latter-day Saint movement?
A) Sidney Rigdon
B) Hyrum Smith
C) Brigham Young
D) Emma Smith
- 9. In what state did Joseph Smith establish the city of Nauvoo?
A) Ohio
B) Illinois
C) Missouri
D) Utah
- 10. Which of the following is one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon?
A) Sidney Rigdon
B) Brigham Young
C) Oliver Cowdery
D) Martin Harris
- 11. What was the name of the religious movement organized by Joseph Smith?
A) Christian Reformation
B) Reformation of Latter Days
C) Mormon Rebirth
D) Latter Day Saint movement
- 12. Where is Joseph Smith buried?
A) Salt Lake City, Utah
B) Palmyra, New York
C) Nauvoo, Illinois
D) Kirtland, Ohio
- 13. What was the name of Joseph Smith's wife?
A) Rachel
B) Mary
C) Sarah
D) Emma
- 14. Which U.S. president was in office during Joseph Smith's lifetime?
A) Martin Van Buren
B) George Washington
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Barack Obama
- 15. In which state is the city of Palmyra located where Joseph Smith claimed to have found the golden plates?
A) California
B) New York
C) Utah
D) Texas
- 16. What prominent practice was introduced by Joseph Smith in the Latter Day Saint movement?
A) Astrology
B) Polygamy
C) Vegetarianism
D) Tattoos
- 17. What did Joseph Smith claim to have done with the golden plates after translating the Book of Mormon?
A) Melt them down
B) Bury them
C) Sell them
D) Returned them to the angel Moroni
- 18. Which term refers to the set of beliefs and practices associated with the teachings of Joseph Smith?
A) Mormonism
B) Scientology
C) Hare Krishna
D) Shinto
- 19. What was the name of the town in Missouri where Joseph Smith was imprisoned during the winter of 1838–1839?
A) Justice
B) Freedom
C) Equality
D) Liberty
- 20. What ordinance in the Latter Day Saint movement involves immersion in water for the remission of sins?
A) Confirmation
B) Bar Mitzvah
C) Baptism
D) Eucharist
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