Chapter 1: Millerite Roots

1.What religious belief did William Miller initially hold before returning to Christianity?
a) Deism
b) Calvinism
c) Unitarianism
d) Catholicism
2. What event led Miller to question his deistic beliefs?
a) The American Revolution
b) The Great Awakening
c) The War of 1812
d) The French Revolution
3. During which religious revival did William Miller return to Christianity?
a) The First Great Awakening
b) The Second Great Awakening
c) The Reformation
d) The Millerite Revival
4. What method did William Miller use to study the Bible?
a) He attended theological seminary
b) He compared scripture with scripture
c) He followed church traditions
d) He relied on oral teachings
5. Which book of the Bible did Miller focus on in his prophecy studies?
a) Revelation
b) Isaiah
c) Daniel
d) Ezekiel
6. What did Miller calculate from Daniel 8:14?
a) The Second Coming would occur in 1843
b) The end of the world would come in 1776
c) The fall of the Roman Empire
d) The re-establishment of Israel
7. How did William Miller interpret the cleansing of the sanctuary mentioned in Daniel 8:14?
a) As the purification of the Jewish temple
b) As the return of Christ to cleanse the earth
c) As the end of the Mosaic Law
d) As a symbolic renewal of the church
8. Why did William Miller hesitate to present his findings about the Second Coming?
a) He feared misleading others
b) He was waiting for confirmation from the church
c) He needed permission from the government
d) He had not yet completed his studies
9. In what year did William Miller first publicly present his belief about Christ’s return?
a) 1823
b) 1831
c) 1838
d) 1843
10. What major obstacle delayed Miller from initially accepting speaking invitations?
a) Lack of confidence
b) Health issues
c) Financial difficulties
d) Lack of support from family
11. Who became one of Miller’s earliest converts among the clergy?
a) Joshua V. Himes
b) James White
c) Charles Fitch
d) Ellen White
12. What role did Joshua V. Himes play in the Millerite movement?
a) He financed the movement
b) He became its chief publicist
c) He opposed Miller’s teachings
d) He established new Adventist churches
13. Where was Joshua V. Himes serving as pastor when he first invited William Miller to speak?
a) Chardon Street Chapel in Boston
b) Broadway Tabernacle in New York
c) The Baptist Church in Washington
d) The Congregational Church in Connecticut
14. Which publication did Himes start to promote the Second Advent message?
a) The Advent Review
b) The Midnight Cry
c) Signs of the Times
d) The Western Herald
15. How many camp meetings did the Millerites hold between 1842 and 1844?
a) 50
b) 80
c) 130
d) 200
16. What major innovation did Himes introduce to accommodate large camp meeting crowds?
a) Printed tracts
b) A large tent
c) A grand temple
d) Radio broadcasting
17. Which of the following best describes Charles Fitch’s “Fall of Babylon” teaching?
a) The fall of Babylon refers to the collapse of the Roman Empire
b) The fall of Babylon represents the downfall of Protestant churches that rejected the Advent
message
c) The fall of Babylon represents the decline of the Catholic Church
d) The fall of Babylon refers to the destruction of Jerusalem
18. What did Fitch urge believers to do in light of the fall of Babylon?
a) Return to the Catholic Church
b) Join the military for the final battle
c) Come out of the churches that rejected the Advent message
d) Start new churches
19. What was William Miller’s stance on separating from established churches?
a) He fully supported separation
b) He was hesitant and did not urge it
c) He founded a new denomination immediately
d) He encouraged believers to join the Catholic Church
20. What was the date set for Christ’s return according to the Seventh-Month Movement?
a) April 15, 1844
b) October 22, 1844
c) December 31, 1844
d) March 21, 1843
21. Who introduced the specific date of October 22, 1844, for the Second Coming?
a) Joshua V. Himes
b) S. S. Snow
c) Charles Fitch
d) William Miller
22. What was the immediate reaction of Millerite believers to the October 22 date?
a) Indifference
b) Enthusiastic acceptance
c) Skepticism
d) Outright rejection
23. What event became known as the “Great Disappointment”?
a) The failure of Christ to return on October 22, 1844
b) The rise of opposition to the Millerite movement
c) The death of several Millerite leaders
d) The division of the Millerite movement into factions
24. How did Hiram Edson respond to the Great Disappointment?
a) He left the movement
b) He had a visionary experience that led to new insights
c) He blamed William Miller for the failure
d) He became a Catholic priest
25. In what direction did Hiram Edson’s vision lead the future of Adventism?
a) To abandon the 2300-day prophecy
b) Toward the idea of Christ entering the Most Holy Place in heaven
c) Toward a rejection of all prophetic interpretations
d) Toward a focus on social reform
26. Which book of the Bible was central to Miller’s prophecy calculations?
a) Daniel
b) Genesis
c) Jeremiah
d) Matthew
27. What publication was launched by Himes to awaken people to the nearness of the Second
Coming?
a) The Morning Watch
b) The Signs of the Times
c) The Advent Review
d) The Midnight Cry
28. What was the purpose of the General Conference of Christians Expecting the Advent?
a) To organize opposition to the Catholic Church
b) To unify Adventist believers and plan outreach efforts
c) To formally break away from Protestant churches
d) To discuss theological reforms in Protestantism
29. What method did Millerites use to spread their message internationally?
a) Sending missionaries overseas
b) Publishing literature and sending it via ships
c) Preaching at foreign churches
d) Establishing international Adventist schools
30. Which group of believers began forming after the Great Disappointment?
a) The Albany Adventists
b) The Seventh-day Baptists
c) The Sabbatarian Adventists
d) The Methodists
31. What was the primary teaching of the Seventh-Month Movement?
a) That Christ would return on October 22, 1844
b) That the world would enter a thousand-year period of peace
c) That Christ had already returned spiritually
d) That the 2300-day prophecy referred to the reestablishment of Israel
32. Who was primarily responsible for the organization of camp meetings in the Millerite
movement?
a) William Miller
b) Joshua V. Himes
c) Ellen G. White
d) Hiram Edson
33. What were Millerites waiting for on October 22, 1844?
a) The destruction of the Catholic Church
b) The return of Christ to cleanse the earth by fire
c) A new world order
d) The resurrection of the dead
34. Who was Charles Fitch, and what role did he play in the Millerite movement?
a) A prominent pastor who preached the fall of Babylon
b) The financier of the movement
c) A skeptic who opposed Miller’s teachings
d) A publisher for the Adventist press
 35. How did Millerites respond to their disappointment after October 22, 1844?
a) Most abandoned their Adventist beliefs
b) They immediately formed the Seventh-day Adventist Church
c) They became more fervent in their faith
d) They relocated to Europe

Answers for Chapter 1:

1. a) Deism
2. c) The War of 1812
3. b) The Second Great Awakening
4. b) He compared scripture with scripture
5. c) Daniel
6. a) The Second Coming would occur in 1843
7. b) As the return of Christ to cleanse the earth
8. a) He feared misleading others
9. b) 1831
10. a) Lack of confidence
11. a) Joshua V. Himes
12. b) He became its chief publicist
13. a) Chardon Street Chapel in Boston
14. c) Signs of the Times
15. c) 130
16. b) A large tent
17. b) The fall of Babylon represents the downfall of Protestant churches that rejected the
Advent message
18. c) Come out of the churches that rejected the Advent message
19. b) He was hesitant and did not urge it
20. b) October 22, 1844
21. b) S. S. Snow
22. b) Enthusiastic acceptance
23. a) The failure of Christ to return on October 22, 1844
24. b) He had a visionary experience that led to new insights
25. b) Toward the idea of Christ entering the Most Holy Place in heaven
26. a) Daniel
27. d) The Midnight Cry
28. b) To unify Adventist believers and plan outreach efforts
29. b) Publishing literature and sending it via ships
30. c) The Sabbatarian Adventists
31. a) That Christ would return on October 22, 1844
32. b) Joshua V. Himes
33. b) The return of Christ to cleanse the earth by fire
34. a) A prominent pastor who preached the fall of Babylon
35. a) Most abandoned their Adventist beliefs

Chapter 2: Era of Doctrinal Development

(1844-1848)
1. What event marked the beginning of the doctrinal development phase in Adventist history?
a) The Great Disappointment
b) The First Adventist General Conference
c) The publication of the Advent Review
d) The founding of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
2. What was the primary cause of confusion among Millerites after October 22, 1844?
a) Disagreements over church organization
b) The failure of Christ to return as predicted
c) Confusion about the role of Ellen White
d) The spread of new Protestant ideas
3. How did most Millerites respond to the Great Disappointment?
a) They joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church
b) They returned to their former churches or abandoned faith altogether
c) They organized new missions
d) They launched a worldwide evangelism campaign
4. Which of the following was a prominent leader of the Albany group that formed after the
Great Disappointment?
a) William Miller
b) Joshua V. Himes
c) Hiram Edson
d) Joseph Bates
5. Which group of Millerites believed that Christ had returned in a spiritual form in 1844?
a) The Albany Adventists
b) The Sabbatarians
c) The Spiritualizers
d) The Methodists
6. What explanation did Hiram Edson and others propose for the failure of Christ to return on
October 22, 1844?
a) Christ had entered the Most Holy Place in heaven to begin His work there
b) The date was miscalculated
c) It was a symbolic event, not a literal one
d) The event was postponed due to human sin
7. What did Hiram Edson see in his vision the day after the Great Disappointment?
a) Christ descending from the clouds
b) Christ entering the Most Holy Place in heaven
c) The second coming delayed for another century
d) A vision of a coming judgment on the churches
 8. Who co-authored the study that led to the redefinition of the sanctuary after 1844?
a) William Miller, Charles Fitch, and Joshua Himes
b) Hiram Edson, O.R.L. Crosier, and F.B. Hahn
c) Joseph Bates, James White, and Ellen White
d) Josiah Litch, William Miller, and S.S. Snow
9. What major doctrinal conclusion did Edson, Crosier, and Hahn reach regarding the heavenly
sanctuary?
a) The cleansing of the sanctuary was symbolic of church reform
b) Christ had begun a new phase of ministry in the Most Holy Place
c) The sanctuary referred to the Jewish temple
d) Christ had returned spiritually to cleanse the earth
10. What key doctrine did the study of Edson and his colleagues establish?
a) The idea of a spiritual second coming
b) The investigative judgment
c) The establishment of Sunday as the Sabbath
d) The immortality of the soul
11. What biblical passage did Millerites use to support the 2300-day prophecy?
a) Daniel 8:14
b) Matthew 24:36
c) Revelation 14:12
d) Ezekiel 4:6
12. Which book of the Bible became central to understanding the sanctuary doctrine?
a) Genesis
b) Hebrews
c) Exodus
d) Matthew
13. What did the term “cleansing of the sanctuary” refer to in the new Adventist theology?
a) The destruction of Jerusalem
b) Christ’s work of judgment in the heavenly sanctuary
c) The reformation of the Protestant churches
d) The abolition of the Jewish temple system
14. What was the conclusion reached by Edson, Crosier, and Hahn regarding Christ’s work in
heaven?
a) Christ was not yet done with His earthly ministry
b) Christ was cleansing the heavenly sanctuary in preparation for His return
c) Christ had completed His judgment work on October 22, 1844
d) Christ’s work of judgment was symbolic, not literal
15. Which of the following doctrines became a central pillar of Sabbatarian Adventist belief?
a) The immortality of the soul
b) The Trinity
c) The investigative judgment
d) Transubstantiation
16. Who is considered the primary founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church?
a) William Miller
b) Joseph Bates
c) Joshua V. Himes
d) Hiram Edson
17. Which group of Millerites eventually evolved into the Seventh-day Adventist Church?
a) The Albany Adventists
b) The Spiritualizers
c) The Sabbatarian Adventists
d) The Methodists
18. What event in the Bible did Millerites believe symbolized their “sweet but bitter” experience?
a) The story of Jonah
b) The parable of the Ten Virgins
c) Revelation 10’s bittersweet scroll
d) The Garden of Gethsemane
19. In what year was the Albany Conference held?
a) 1845
b) 1844
c) 1848
d) 1863
20. What was the significance of the Albany Conference in 1845?
a) It helped solidify the Seventh-day Adventist Church
b) It was an attempt to organize and stabilize the Millerite movement after the Disappointment
c) It established the first Millerite mission school
d) It marked the end of the Millerite movement
21. What did Ellen Harmon (later White) experience in December 1844?
a) A vision of the Advent people walking on a narrow path toward the heavenly city
b) A vision of the destruction of the earth
c) A call to preach in Europe
d) A vision of Christ’s return to earth in 1845
22. What message did Ellen Harmon’s first vision affirm?
a) That the Millerites had made an error in setting dates
b) That the Midnight Cry was a fulfillment of prophecy
c) That Christ had returned spiritually
d) That a new calendar system was needed
23. Who was the first Millerite to receive visions and prophecies before Ellen Harmon?
a) Joshua V. Himes
b) Hazen Foss
c) Joseph Bates
d) O.R.L. Crosier
24. What did Ellen Harmon’s early visions confirm about October 22, 1844?
a) It was a mistake and nothing of significance occurred
b) Christ returned spiritually to cleanse the earth
c) It was a fulfillment of prophecy, but the event occurred in heaven, not on earth
d) The world was not yet ready for Christ’s return
25. What significant doctrine was affirmed through Ellen Harmon’s visions after 1844?
a) The immortality of the soul
b) The sanctuary and investigative judgment
c) The Trinity
d) The validity of Sunday worship
26. Which two biblical concepts did Ellen Harmon emphasize in her ministry?
a) The Millennium and the Holy Spirit
b) The nearness of Christ’s return and the sanctuary doctrine
c) The immortality of the soul and Christ’s first coming
d) The spiritual nature of the resurrection and God’s love
27. Who was the first to publish writings on the seventh-day Sabbath among the early
Adventists?
a) Joseph Bates
b) Joshua V. Himes
c) James White
d) William Miller
28. Which Seventh Day Baptist played a key role in introducing the Sabbath to the Millerites?
a) Rachel Oakes
b) Joseph Bates
c) Frederick Wheeler
d) Joshua V. Himes
29. Which Adventist leader was instrumental in making the Sabbath a central doctrine?
a) William Miller
b) Joseph Bates
c) Ellen White
d) Joshua V. Himes
30. When did James and Ellen White begin observing the Sabbath?
a) 1846
b) 1844
c) 1847
d) 1849
31. What was Joseph Bates’s major contribution to the development of the Sabbath doctrine?
a) He connected it with the three angels’ messages in Revelation 14
b) He made it the only doctrine of the Adventists
c) He rejected it as non-essential
d) He introduced it to other Protestant denominations
32. Which passage in Revelation did Joseph Bates use to connect the Sabbath with the end
times?
a) Revelation 14:6-12
b) Revelation 12:1-2
c) Revelation 20:1-6
d) Revelation 3:20
33. What concept did Bates develop in relation to the Sabbath and end-time events?
a) The immortality of the soul
b) The mark of the beast and the seal of God
c) The end of the world in 1845
d) The destruction of Babylon
34. What was the major doctrinal dispute among Sabbatarian Adventists in the mid-1840s?
a) The nature of Christ’s second coming
b) The timing of the Sabbath
c) The organization of the church
d) The role of the Trinity
35. What belief about immortality did early Adventists adopt from George Storrs?
a) People are born with inherent immortality
b) Immortality is conditional and granted only to the saved
c) Everyone, including the wicked, has eternal life
d) The wicked would be punished eternally in hell
36. What implication did the doctrine of conditional immortality have for the fate of the wicked?
a) They would burn in hell for eternity
b) They would be annihilated in the fires of hell
c) They would be reincarnated
d) They would live in purgatory
37. Which three leaders are credited with forming the core theological pillars of early
Adventism?
a) William Miller, Hiram Edson, and Joshua V. Himes
b) James White, Joseph Bates, and Ellen White
c) George Storrs, William Miller, and Frederick Wheeler
d) Hiram Edson, O.R.L. Crosier, and F.B. Hahn
38. Which of the following is NOT considered a pillar doctrine of Sabbatarian Adventism?
a) The premillennial return of Christ
b) The investigative judgment
c) Sunday worship
d) The seventh-day Sabbath
39. Which biblical chapter became central to Sabbatarian Adventists’ understanding of their
prophetic mission?
a) Revelation 14
b) Daniel 8
c) Matthew 24
d) Isaiah 58
40. How did early Sabbatarian Adventists view the three angels’ messages in Revelation 14?
a) As literal angels that would appear in the sky
b) As a prophetic description of their mission to preach to the world
c) As a symbol of the final judgment
d) As a reference to the first coming of Christ
41. What doctrine connected the investigative judgment with the three angels’ messages?
a) The doctrine of the Trinity
b) The sanctuary doctrine
c) The immortality of the soul
d) The resurrection of the dead
 42. Which doctrine did Sabbatarian Adventists use to explain the delay in Christ’s return?
a) The investigative judgment
b) The rapture
c) The sealing of the saints
d) The immortality of the soul
43. When did Joseph Bates publish his influential tract on the Sabbath?
a) 1846
b) 1847
c) 1845
d) 1849
44. How did the early Adventists view the law of God in relation to the investigative judgment?
a) As irrelevant to the New Covenant
b) As the basis for the pre-Advent judgment
c) As symbolic, not literal
d) As applicable only to the Jews
45. How did the doctrine of the investigative judgment shape the early Adventist mission?
a) It motivated them to preach about God’s final judgment before Christ’s return
b) It led them to retreat from missionary work
c) It resulted in the abandonment of the Sabbath
d) It encouraged ecumenical unity with other Christian denominations
46. Who played a leading role in developing the doctrine of the investigative judgment?
a) O.R.L. Crosier
b) George Storrs
c) James White
d) Joshua V. Himes
47. What term is used to describe the period from 1844 to 1848 in Adventist history?
a) The Great Revival
b) The Era of Doctrinal Development
c) The Second Great Awakening
d) The Reformation of Adventism
48. What was one of the main reasons early Sabbatarian Adventists resisted church
organization at first?
a) They feared it would lead to denominationalism
b) They lacked enough members
c) They disagreed on fundamental doctrines
d) They wanted to avoid government oversight
49. What was the central message of the first angel in Revelation 14, as interpreted by early
Adventists?
a) The preaching of Christ’s first coming
b) The announcement that the hour of God’s judgment had come
c) The prediction of the rapture
d) The destruction of Babylon
50. Which publication printed the findings of Edson, Crosier, and Hahn on the sanctuary in
1846?
a) The Advent Herald
b) The Day-Star Extra
c) The Midnight Cry
d) The Signs of the Times

Answers to Chapter 2 Questions:

1. a) The Great Disappointment
2. b) The failure of Christ to return as predicted
3. b) They returned to their former churches or abandoned faith altogether
4. b) Joshua V. Himes
5. c) The Spiritualizers
6. a) Christ had entered the Most Holy Place in heaven to begin His work there
7. b) Christ entering the Most Holy Place in heaven
8. b) Hiram Edson, O.R.L. Crosier, and F.B. Hahn
9. b) Christ had begun a new phase of ministry in the Most Holy Place
10. b) The investigative judgment
11. a) Daniel 8:14
12. b) Hebrews
13. b) Christ’s work of judgment in the heavenly sanctuary
14. b) Christ was cleansing the heavenly sanctuary in preparation for His return
15. c) The investigative judgment
16. b) Joseph Bates
17. c) The Sabbatarian Adventists
18. c) Revelation 10’s bittersweet scroll
19. a) 1845
20. b) It was an attempt to organize and stabilize the Millerite movement after the
Disappointment
21. a) A vision of the Advent people walking on a narrow path toward the heavenly city
22. b) That the Midnight Cry was a fulfillment of prophecy
23. b) Hazen Foss
24. c) It was a fulfillment of prophecy, but the event occurred in heaven, not on earth
25. b) The sanctuary and investigative judgment
26. b) The nearness of Christ’s return and the sanctuary doctrine
27. a) Joseph Bates
28. a) Rachel Oakes
29. b) Joseph Bates
30. a) 1846
31. a) He connected it with the three angels’ messages in Revelation 14
32. a) Revelation 14:6-12
33. b) The mark of the beast and the seal of God
34. b) The timing of the Sabbath
35. b) Immortality is conditional and granted only to the saved
36. b) They would be annihilated in the fires of hell
37. b) James White, Joseph Bates, and Ellen White
38. c) Sunday worship
39. a) Revelation 14
40. b) As a prophetic description of their mission to preach to the world
41. b) The sanctuary doctrine
42. a) The investigative judgment
43. b) 1847
44. b) As the basis for the pre-Advent judgment
45. a) It motivated them to preach about God’s final judgment before Christ’s return
46. a) O.R.L. Crosier
47. b) The Era of Doctrinal Development
48. a) They feared it would lead to denominationalism
49. b) The announcement that the hour of God’s judgment had come
50. b) The Day-Star Extra

Chapter 3: Era of Organizational Development

(1848-1863)
1. What was the primary issue facing the Sabbatarian Adventists in the late 1840s?
a) Persecution by other denominations
b) The lack of formal organization
c) Disagreements over prophetic interpretation
d) A decline in membership
2. What were the “Sabbatarian Conferences” between 1848 and 1850?
a) Meetings to discuss church organization
b) Conferences to promote foreign missions
c) Gatherings where Sabbatarians studied and clarified their beliefs
d) Evangelistic outreach events in the United States
3. Which Adventist leader took a leading role in promoting the need for organization?
a) Hiram Edson
b) Joshua V. Himes
c) James White
d) Joseph Bates
4. What problem arose due to the lack of organization in the Sabbatarian movement?
a) Confusion over doctrinal teachings
b) Difficulty managing finances and publishing
c) The inability to send missionaries
d) Lack of interest in evangelism
5. What was one major focus of the Sabbatarian conferences?
a) The establishment of Sunday as the official day of worship
b) The decision to avoid formal organization
c) The clarification of core doctrines
d) The building of new church buildings
6. Why was formal organization initially resisted by some Sabbatarian Adventists?
a) They feared becoming a new denomination
b) They lacked sufficient funds
c) They preferred a loose network of believers
d) They were waiting for government approval
7. What was the primary focus of the publishing efforts in the 1850s?
a) Evangelizing foreign countries
b) Publishing tracts and periodicals to promote Adventist beliefs
c) Printing Bibles
d) Publishing health reform literature
8. Which publication did James White start in 1849?
a) The Advent Herald
b) The Advent Review
c) Present Truth
d) Signs of the Times
9. What was the goal of the publication Present Truth?
a) To criticize other denominations
b) To promote Adventist doctrines and counter false teachings
c) To provide health education
d) To explain the errors of Millerism
10. How was The Advent Review (first published in 1850) different from Present Truth?
a) It focused more on practical Christian living
b) It aimed to review the prophetic significance of past events
c) It promoted the spiritual gifts in Adventism
d) It was a purely evangelistic tool
11. Why was there a push for formal organization within the Sabbatarian Adventist movement?
a) To ensure control over doctrinal teachings
b) To handle property, publishing, and financial matters more effectively
c) To improve relations with other Protestant groups
d) To spread the movement to Europe
12. What role did Ellen White play in supporting church organization?
a) She opposed formal organization
b) She received visions supporting the need for organization
c) She advocated for a hierarchical structure like the Catholic Church
d) She was indifferent to organizational issues
13. What was the major challenge in financing early Sabbatarian Adventist efforts?
a) Lack of wealthy patrons
b) The need to build large churches
c) Supporting preachers and publishing work
d) Securing government grants
14. What financial system was developed in the 1850s to support the Adventist ministry?
a) Systematic benevolence
b) Tithing
c) Government subsidies
d) Fundraising campaigns
15. What nickname was given to the financial plan of systematic giving?
a) The Benevolent Fund
b) The Gospel System
c) Sister Betsy
d) The Jubilee Fund
16. How did the plan of systematic benevolence work?
a) Members were encouraged to donate a fixed percentage of their income
b) Members gave donations based on their ability and gender
c) Only wealthy members were expected to donate
d) Members contributed only during camp meetings
17. What was one of the early purposes of systematic benevolence?
a) To fund foreign missions
b) To build new churches
c) To support ministers and their families
d) To print Bibles for distribution
18. Which of the following played a crucial role in supporting early Adventist ministers?
a) The Sabbath Conferences
b) Systematic benevolence
c) International donations
d) Ellen White’s personal finances
19. When did the Seventh-day Adventist Church officially organize as a denomination?
a) 1844
b) 1863
c) 1855
d) 1860
20. What was the first officially organized body within the Adventist movement?
a) The General Conference
b) The Michigan Conference
c) The Pacific Union Conference
d) The New York Conference
21. What legal reason drove the push for formal organization within the Sabbatarian Adventist
movement?
a) To secure legal ownership of property
b) To obtain tax-exempt status
c) To avoid government persecution
d) To attract more members
22. In which state was the first local conference of Seventh-day Adventists established?
a) New York
b) Michigan
c) Pennsylvania
d) Ohio
 23. What name was initially adopted by the organized church in 1860?
a) Adventist Christian Church
b) Church of the Latter Days
c) Seventh-day Adventist Church
d) Church of the Advent
24. Who suggested the name “Seventh-day Adventist” for the denomination?
a) Ellen White
b) James White
c) Joseph Bates
d) Hiram Edson
25. Why was the name “Seventh-day Adventist” chosen for the denomination?
a) It represented the church’s two main beliefs: the Sabbath and the Second Coming
b) It was the most popular name among early members
c) It was inspired by a vision
d) It was suggested by a neighboring denomination
26. Which key event took place in 1863?
a) The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists was organized
b) The first foreign mission was established
c) The first Adventist health institution was founded
d) The Great Disappointment
27. What role did the General Conference play after its formation?
a) It served as a unifying organization to oversee the work of local conferences
b) It replaced local conferences as the primary church authority
c) It focused exclusively on foreign mission work
d) It regulated worship styles and sermon content
28. What was a major factor that led to the formal organization of the Seventh-day Adventist
Church?
a) Disagreements with other Adventist groups
b) Legal and financial pressures
c) Opposition from the government
d) Conflict over theological issues
29. How did Ellen White’s visions influence the move toward church organization?
a) She warned against becoming too structured
b) Her visions confirmed the need for organization
c) Her visions were silent on the issue of organization
d) Her visions instructed the church to stay disorganized
30. Who was the first president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists?
a) Joseph Bates
b) James White
c) Hiram Edson
d) J. N. Andrews
31. What was the initial purpose of local conferences within the Adventist movement?
a) To manage the church’s foreign missions
b) To provide a structure for cooperation among Adventist congregations
c) To promote political activism
d) To lead worship services across different states
32. Why was church organization especially important for handling property issues?
a) It allowed Adventists to legally hold and manage property for churches and publishing houses
b) It was required by state governments to build new churches
c) It helped the church avoid paying taxes
d) It allowed them to start a large-scale real estate business
33. What did many early Adventists fear about organizing into a denomination?
a) That they would be persecuted by the government
b) That organization would lead to a loss of spiritual freedom
c) That they would lose their status as Christians
d) That they would be forced to join other Protestant denominations
34. What was one of the reasons for the slow development of formal church structure among
Sabbatarian Adventists?
a) They believed Christ’s return was imminent and organizing was unnecessary
b) They had too few members to organize
c) There was no need for financial management
d) There was opposition from the Catholic Church
35. What was a primary reason for establishing a financial system such as systematic
benevolence?
a) To control wealth in the church
b) To ensure ministers and publishing efforts were financially supported
c) To fund a large-scale missionary effort to Europe
d) To provide scholarships for Adventist students
36. What nickname did Ellen White give to the financial system of systematic benevolence?
a) “God’s plan of support”
b) “A gospel plan”
c) “A donation system”
d) “Heaven’s financial structure”
37. What was the role of the publishing work in the 1850s for the Adventist movement?
a) It spread Adventist beliefs and created unity among believers
b) It was primarily focused on scientific and academic journals
c) It focused on health reform literature only
d) It was a minor part of the movement’s outreach
38. What was the first tract or periodical published by James White?
a) The Midnight Cry
b) The Review and Herald
c) Present Truth
d) Signs of the Times
39. In which year was the name “Seventh-day Adventist” officially adopted?
a) 1848
b) 1855
c) 1860
d) 1863
 40. What was the main reason some Adventists were initially opposed to adopting a formal
name?
a) They believed a name would lead to legal obligations
b) They associated naming with forming a new denomination
c) They wanted to avoid government regulation
d) They thought it would make them less distinctive from other denominations
41. What was the significance of the Michigan Conference in Adventist history?
a) It was the first organized Adventist local conference
b) It was the first conference to send foreign missionaries
c) It marked the beginning of Sabbath conferences
d) It was the conference where Ellen White had her first vision
42. How did systematic benevolence differ from traditional tithing?
a) It required a fixed percentage of income
b) It encouraged voluntary giving based on income and gender
c) It was a compulsory system of giving
d) It only applied to the rich members of the church
43. What was the role of James White in the organizational development of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church?
a) He strongly opposed the idea of formal organization
b) He was a key advocate for church organization and publishing work
c) He served primarily as an evangelist and had little role in organization
d) He worked mostly on foreign missions
44. What was the first official publication of the Seventh-day Adventist Church?
a) Signs of the Times
b) The Review and Herald
c) Present Truth
d) The Midnight Cry
45. What financial issue did early Adventist leaders face when trying to support ministers?
a) Ministers lacked a steady source of income
b) There were too few ministers to serve all congregations
c) Ministers were paid too much and the church faced budget issues
d) Ministers were supported by the government, which led to conflicts
46. What event solidified the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s transition from a movement to an
organized denomination?
a) The establishment of the General Conference in 1863
b) The publication of Present Truth
c) The founding of a mission in Europe
d) The start of Sabbath Conferences
47. What publication did James White combine with Present Truth to form a new journal in
1850?
a) The Midnight Cry
b) Signs of the Times
c) The Advent Review
d) The Gospel Herald
 48. What was the primary goal of the early Sabbatarian publishing work?
a) To establish an Adventist presence in Europe
b) To spread the doctrines of the Sabbath and the Second Coming
c) To engage in political activism
d) To support other Protestant denominations
49. How did the development of systematic benevolence contribute to the church’s growth?
a) It provided the necessary financial stability to support ministers and publishing work
b) It allowed the church to build large cathedrals
c) It enabled the church to fund large-scale political campaigns
d) It funded health reform programs
50. What was the first official denomination-wide conference called?
a) The New York Conference
b) The Pacific Conference
c) The General Conference
d) The Advent Union Conference

Answers for Chapter 3:

1. b) The lack of formal organization
2. c) Gatherings where Sabbatarians studied and clarified their beliefs
3. c) James White
4. b) Difficulty managing finances and publishing
5. c) The clarification of core doctrines
6. a) They feared becoming a new denomination
7. b) Publishing tracts and periodicals to promote Adventist beliefs
8. c) Present Truth
9. b) To promote Adventist doctrines and counter false teachings
10. b) It aimed to review the prophetic significance of past events
11. b) To handle property, publishing, and financial matters more effectively
12. b) She received visions supporting the need for organization
13. c) Supporting preachers and publishing work
14. a) Systematic benevolence
15. c) Sister Betsy
16. b) Members gave donations based on their ability and gender
17. c) To support ministers and their families
18. b) Systematic benevolence
19. b) 1863
20. b) The Michigan Conference
21. a) To secure legal ownership of property
22. b) Michigan
23. c) Seventh-day Adventist Church
24. b) James White
25. a) It represented the church’s two main beliefs: the Sabbath and the Second Coming
26. a) The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists was organized
27. a) It served as a unifying organization to oversee the work of local conferences
28. b) Legal and financial pressures
29. b) Her visions confirmed the need for organization
30. b) James White
31. b) To provide a structure for cooperation among Adventist congregations
32. a) It allowed Adventists to legally hold and manage property for churches and publishing
houses
33. b) That organization would lead to a loss of spiritual freedom
34. a) They believed Christ’s return was imminent and organizing was unnecessary
35. b) To ensure ministers and publishing efforts were financially supported
36. b) “A gospel plan”
37. a) It spread Adventist beliefs and created unity among believers
38. c) Present Truth
39. c) 1860
40. b) They associated naming with forming a new denomination
41. a) It was the first organized Adventist local conference
42. b) It encouraged voluntary giving based on income and gender
43. b) He was a key advocate for church organization and publishing work
44. b) The Review and Herald
45. a) Ministers lacked a steady source of income
46. a) The establishment of the General Conference in 1863
47. c) The Advent Review
48. b) To spread the doctrines of the Sabbath and the Second Coming
49. a) It provided the necessary financial stability to support ministers and publishing work
50. c) The General Conference