Latter-day Saints 101: How Much Do You Know About Mormons? (QUIZ)

With Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman launching their 2012 presidential campaigns and "The Book of Mormon" the Best Musical on Broadway this year, an unprecedented level of public attention has been directed toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

But how much do Americans actually know about the LDS Church and its members' beliefs? Take our quiz to test your knowledge on the history, beliefs and practices of Mormons and to see where you stack up against other HuffPost readers. Good luck, speed counts!

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Question 1 of 12

What is the approximate worlwide membership of the LDS Church?

140,000

1.4 Million

14 Million

140 Million

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Question #8 was updated to clarify that the LDS understanding of the Godhead is differentiated from the traditional Christian Trinity.

Comments

[Bob Kellerman]

01:38 AM on 08/10/2011

QUESTIONS 1 -- 100 --- (MULTIPLE CHOICE, YOU CAN ANSWER TRUE OR TRUE)

ALL THE SAME QUESTION

WHO THE EFFING HELL ARE THE MORMONS TO THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUDGE OTHERS, TO BEAR FALSE WITNESS FOR POLITICAL ENDS, AND SO ON?

[Anonmouse33]

01:30 PM on 07/08/2011

Mormon females not only serve a shorter mission, but they also aren't allowed to serve until an older age -- 21. (men 19..and all the wisdom that comes with it)

Women in, "The Church," are prioritized towards family building. . not immediately serving in the mission role. So, if they can't land Jimmer Fredette by the spinster age of 21, traveling the world explaining to everyone how smart you are is always an 18 month option.

[reallymolly]

08:50 AM on 07/06/2011

I live in Mesa, AZ and only got half of them correct. I'm simultaneously disappointed and relieved.

[sadwitness]

03:30 PM on 07/09/2011

lmao, I live in SF and felt the same

[MIchael Hartwick]

02:18 AM on 06/30/2011

14 million members in the Church, but only 6 million in the United States. . . Sounds pretty racist to me?

[Bob Kellerman]

01:41 AM on 08/10/2011

They started going after the Third World when they found few Caucasians are now willing to swallow their prosperity scheme of a church.

All those brown people think they will be bleached into a Mitt Romney in the afterlife --- but the doctrine against darker skin is still in the books, and they are still looked down on

[Sherri Davison]

04:58 PM on 06/28/2011

This quiz is more about trying to tell their story than how much we know. Pretty worthless. Sorry I wasted my time.

[Allen Reed Jensen]

10:58 AM on 07/04/2011

you must have not done well

[Sherri Davison]

11:45 AM on 07/04/2011

When my Grand Mother converted to Mormonism I studied the religion extensively. I did fine on the quiz...just thought it could have been more insightful and revealing for others. Felt like it was not engaging or thought provoking. Just a personal opinion, obviously. Just thought you might like to know your assumption was wrong.

[Troll Troll]

04:07 PM on 06/28/2011

Of the 830 posts in this comment section, 118 come from one disaffected Mormon and 49 come from another. That's nearly 20% of the comments under this story. From two people! Maybe there is some truth to the old adage: "They leave the Church but they can't leave it alone." LMTAO.

[catmandoozy]

12:18 AM on 07/02/2011

I, for one, simply enjoy exposing the LDS church as the fraudulent Scam that it has always been. I know that probably gets your little priesthooder feelings upset...but you'll just have to learn to live with it....

[Doug Sandlin]

09:32 PM on 07/09/2011

Don't hold back ... tell us how you really feel .....

And, just FYI, I know some ex-Mormons, and, well, they got over it .......

[Allen Reed Jensen]

10:59 AM on 07/04/2011

it is sad when they can't move on

[Doug Sandlin]

09:39 PM on 07/09/2011

I just don't get the negativity --- whether someone is Muslim, Mormon, gay, whatever -- they are who they are.

If someone feels a need to fight against something, that says a lot about that person, and nothing at all about who or what they're fighting against.

Fighting against Islam, Mormonism or homosexuality is much like fighting against the ocean -- all of those groups are here to stay.

I know at least a few people in each of those groups, and can't think of anyone, in any of those groups, who is not just a regular person.

I don't get what all the fuss is about, other than: some people obviously can't let go, and naively believe their negative rants will have an effect, and/or they really want others to hate the given group, so they promote things about the group that aren't true, and some people believe them -- and the noise level raises for a little while.

Then, people figure out that Muslims, Mormons, gay people; whoever ... are just people.

And yes, I'm well aware of the Mormon church's role in California's Prop 8; I'm referencing Mormons and gay people in the same breath to highlight what I'm saying: blanket prejudice never applies to any large group; there's always a big range of attitude that prejudice can't account for, no matter in which direction it's target.

And, by the way, I'm not Mormon, or Muslim, or gay; just a prejudice-averse, pro-fact American.

[noteaforme]

05:20 PM on 06/27/2011

I don't need any quiz to know that they are terrifying.

[sadwitness]

03:33 PM on 07/09/2011

They don't scare me- though I find the teaching sexist and disengenious. CF's are scary to me...must be the shouting and banging and speaking in tongues that does it, for me

[Bellla]

08:01 AM on 06/27/2011

I left the cult in the 1970s, (thank the Gods!).

[carolm62]

07:02 AM on 06/27/2011

100%

Naturally....

[been2there]

09:44 PM on 06/26/2011

These questions were not really about beliefs or practices, as a rule. This quiz is not very worthwhile.

[Raticate Vonfluffenstien]

01:09 PM on 06/26/2011

Joseph smith was called a prophet dum dum dum dum

[Allen Reed Jensen]

11:01 AM on 07/04/2011

South Park reference! Every Mormon I know who has watched has said they loved it.

[jsaiditfirst]

11:47 AM on 06/26/2011

Why would a Mormon hoard anything, considering that their flying right up among the gods to be as them, themselves.

[carolm62]

07:03 AM on 06/27/2011

Perhaps that question should have been in the quiz, since your assumptions are incorrect.

[catmandoozy]

11:47 PM on 07/01/2011

Mormons DO believe that they'll become GODS. It's a core doctrine of Mormonism....though they don't like to talk about it anymore....especially publicly.

You should stop "lying for the Lord".....

[Allen Reed Jensen]

11:07 AM on 07/04/2011

You don't seem to know your Mormon doctrine. We don't believe we just fly up. That's more like the "rapture" believed by Christian Fundamentalists. You're kind of skipping the whole "Christ's millennial reign" and the horrific and difficult events leading up the the second coming. The latter doctrine is the key basis for the Mormon practice of food storage (that and being prepared for unemployment and natural disasters).

[atl134]

08:24 PM on 07/04/2011

You know I have a hard time thinking of a natural disaster that makes a food storage practical. Flood? Hurricane? Tornado? Earthquake? Odds are if you're that strongly affected by it you probably lost the house and by extension... the food storage too. A case that'd be really good for a food storage though would be a pandemic since that could let you limit outside interaction.

[cz49vf]

11:32 AM on 06/26/2011

Comment from a Mormon who is a Democrat: Probably the most accurate and fact-based, non-sensationalized presentation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) that I have ever seen. Kudos to the quiz author and editor.

Side comment for catmandoozy - I have a question for any Mormon who is a Tea Party member: How can you be a good Mormon when we all know that we are to abstain from tea? :>)

[jsaiditfirst]

11:41 AM on 06/26/2011

As a Mormon, how is it possible to "love thy neighbor" when your so wrapped up in "loving thyself"

[Allen Reed Jensen]

11:09 AM on 07/04/2011

I don't know why you try to lump all LDS members together (outside of ignorance or hatred, or both). How do they not love their neighbors? Where is the vanity that you speak of?

[catmandoozy]

02:03 PM on 06/26/2011

"Good" Mormons do not drink tea....that would keep them from returning to the presence of JC. (apparently, he is very anti-tea).

They will join the "Anti-Black-Democrat-Who-Was-Elected-As-POTUS-By-The-U.S.-Citizenry" TeaBAGGER Brigade though. Apparently, the black Democrat is even scarier than tea to the Mormon version of "god"........

[Troll Troll]

12:00 PM on 06/27/2011

Just because my name is Troll, doesn't mean I'm the only Troll in the room. Thanks for keeping me company, catmandoozy. LMTAO.

[Eilis27]

01:26 PM on 06/27/2011

No tea or coffee, but coke, pepsi, mountain dew are all ok...no caffiene in those drinks at all.. LOL

[Alaskangel]

02:53 AM on 06/26/2011

All I know is that I will not go hungry when the raputure comes...my Mormon neighbors horde so much food and supplies we're set!!

[catmandoozy]

03:23 AM on 06/26/2011

Some of them horde guns as well. Teabagger Mormons do not want to share their horde....they're waiting for the White Horse Prophecy to be fulfilled.

Watch out....LOL!

[carolm62]

07:11 AM on 06/27/2011

If there is no food you might just have to hunt your own. Hunting rifles are useful for that sort of thing.

[Troll Troll]

12:03 PM on 06/27/2011

I think the "Constitution hangs by a thread and the Elders will save it" prophecy is one of the most misinterpreted (by Mormons) ever. More likely there will be a coup attempt and the Mormons in the U.S. military (10% of the military is Mormon) will stay loyal to the country, the President, and the Constitution by fighting to put the coup down. No Mormon is ever going to be POTUS.

[hivetyrant36]

11:19 PM on 06/25/2011

Okay guys, this is my last response, I promise. Yes I am 20 years old, who isn't exactly the best in the church. However, I have felt the truths of this church and will NEVER deny it's truthfulness. Whatever you may think of me, do not persecute me for my beliefs. The reasons I went out and posted all these things is because I love my church and will never deny it or turn it away. One thing that everybody who does this will find, no matter what religion, is that when you get closer to God, your life is happier. Do not look down upon me for choosing this church over others. I do not know most of the fact, well, cause I don't pay attention to much. Sorry for bothering all of you with your time.

[catmandoozy]

11:42 PM on 06/25/2011

Well, good for you....as long as you recognize that you use feelings over facts to come to your conclusions. You're very young and naive'.... and stunningly uninformed about Mormonism...so I'll just give you a word of unsolicited advice: Do not use feelings over facts in other decisions in your life. It will invariably lead to disaster.

Criticism is not persecution. Your pretended persecution does not enhance others' view of your beliefs or your reputation....quite the opposite. Also.....never say NEVER.

Good luck to you....you'll need it.

[carolm62]

07:14 AM on 06/27/2011

I have seen several errors in your beliefs about Mormons and I've only read one page of comments so far. Maybe you should get your facts straight BEFORE you criticize so you don't have to be corrected so much afterwards.

[Allen Reed Jensen]

11:18 AM on 07/04/2011

I've read many of your posts and you know very little of the LDS Church. It's one thing for a young person to spend a good amount of time defending his faith but it is just pathetic to spend so much time tearing another faith down. Get a life, get religion, get more accurate information.

[sf omega man]

12:38 AM on 06/26/2011

No one is persecuting you. But your church, and possibly you, are doing a lot to persecute others.

These actions of the last couple of years are really waking people up to the true agenda of the Mormon church, as a political entity.

[Allen Reed Jensen]

11:24 AM on 07/04/2011

Those who are attacking LDS beliefs and religious practices are persecuting the Mormon Church. They are doing so through misrepresentation, ridicule, and ignorance. Is the Catholic Church and the Black churches in CA nothing but political entities, If it were not for their vocal support and votes Proposition 8 would have never passed, yet it is the LDS Church (making up just 2% of the state's population) gets the brunt of all the attacks. Why?

[Allen Reed Jensen]

11:26 AM on 07/04/2011

After Prop 8 was passed I don't recall any politically motivated vandalism perpetrated by any Latter-day Saints but it was the other way around. Those cases of vandalism (like swastikas on Church building) is actual physical persecution.