Book of Mormon Unit 1

True/False: Joseph lived in Fayette NY before living in Harmony PA

• true

• false

What year did Joseph begin translating the plates?

• 1830

• 1828

• 1820

• 1838

Which of the following orders of events is correct?

• 1. Joseph receives the plates. 2. Joseph and Emma move to Pennsylvania and live by Emma's parents. 3. Joseph copies characters off the plates. 4. Martin Harris seeks to verify that Joseph's translation is correct. 5. The first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon are translated. 6. Joseph meets Oliver Cowdery. 7. The vast majority of the Book of Mormon is translated. 8. The work of translation moves to the Whitmer home. 9. The translation is completed.

• 1. Joseph receives the plates. 2. Joseph and Emma move to Pennsylvania and live by Emma’s parents. 3. The first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon are translated. 4. Martin Harris seeks to verify that Joseph’s translation is correct. 5. The work of translation moves to the Whitmer home. 6. Joseph copies characters off the plates. 7. Joseph meets Oliver Cowdery. 8. The vast majority of the Book of Mormon is translated. 9. The translation is completed.

• 1. Joseph receives the plates. 2. Joseph copies characters off the plates. 3. Joseph meets Oliver Cowdery. 4. The first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon are translated. 5. Joseph and Emma move to Pennsylvania and live by Emma’s parents. 6. The vast majority of the Book of Mormon is translated. 7. Martin Harris seeks to verify that Joseph’s translation is correct. 8. The work of translation moves to the Whitmer home. 9. The translation is completed.

Were there disparities between the original manuscript and the printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon?

• no

• yes

How much of the original book of mormon text is extent (currently available today)?

• 97%

• 30%

• 0%

• 50%

Which scholar’s research provided numerous insights into the original and printer’s manuscripts in comparison to more modern editions of the Book of Mormon?

• Hugh B. Brown

• Hugh Nibley

• Royal Skousen

• J. Rueben Clark Jr.

Skousen’s work on the earliest manuscript tells us ________.

• that the Zoramites were really Amlicites

• that the descendants of Amulon nearly outnumbered the Nephites

• that the Amalekites may have been Zoramites

• there have been changes in the text of the Book of Mormon

Which of the following options includes the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon?

• Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer

• Martin Harris, Hyrum Smith, and Oliver Cowdery

• David Whitmer, Martin Harris, and Joseph Knight Sr.

About how many pages did Joseph Smith translate each day?

• 11

• 8

• 5

• 3

When were the chapters in the Book of Mormon formatted the way they are today?

• 1830

• 1879

• 1920

• 1981