Choose the best answer for each question.

1. If you want to stop debate and go to a vote, you move to ______.

   1.   ?    close debate and vote immediately
   2.   ?    refer to a committee
   3.   ?    limit debate
   4.   ?    amend

2. Which of the following forms can be used to end debate and go to a vote?

   1.   ?    I move to close debate.
   2.   ?    I move to vote immediately
   3.   ?    I move the previous question.
   4.   ?    All the other answers are correct.

3. Originally, moving the previous question was for _____.

   1.   ?    suppressing a question
   2.   ?    going to a vote
   3.   ?    suppressing a vote
   4.   ?    going to a question

4. Previous question meaning going to a vote originated in _____.

   1.   ?    the United States
   2.   ?    Great Britain
   3.   ?    Greece
   4.   ?    Germany

5. The term “Previous Question” has largely been replaced with _____.

   1.   ?    “Close Debate”
   2.   ?    “Vote Now”
   3.   ?    “Vote Immediately”
   4.   ?    “Close the Vote”

6. If the motion to close debate is adopted, _____.

   1.   ?    no more amendments can be proposed
   2.   ?    subsidiary motions cannot be proposed
   3.   ?    postpone temporarily can be proposed
   4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

7. The motion to close debate is a _____.

   1.   ?    powerful tool
   2.   ?    weak tool
   3.   ?    neutral tool
   4.   ?    hostile tool

8. The motion to close debate _____.

   1.   ?    can be proposed after a motion is on the floor
   2.   ?    cannot be proposed when originally making the motion
   3.   ?    is out of order if put at the end of speech about the motion
   4.   ?    All the other answers are correct.

9. To keep an assembly from debating an issue, _____.

   1.   ?    Close debate can be the first thing moved when the motion is on the floor
   2.   ?    Close Debate is moved with the original motion
   3.   ?    Close Debate is asked for by the seconder
   4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

10. If the motion to Close Debate is unqualified, ______.

    1.   ?    only the immediately pending question is affected
    2.   ?    all pending questions are affected
    3.   ?    only amendments are affected
    4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

11. If more than one motion is pending, Close Debate _____.

    1.   ?    should specify which motions are affected
    2.   ?    should not be moved
    3.   ?    must be moved to include all questions
    4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

12. If close debate is adopted, _____.

    1.   ?    a vote must be taken immediately on all questions affected
    2.   ?    discussion can continue on all motions not affected
    3.   ?    one vote is taken on all the questions affected
    4.   ?    discussion can continue on the immediately pending question but no others

13. The motion to close debate must apply ______.

    1.   ?    to the immediate pending questions
    2.   ?    to questions that are in successive order
    3.   ?    to questions without skipping any
    4.   ?    All the other answers are correct.

14. The effect of Close Debate ends _____.

    1.   ?    with the meeting for which adopted
    2.   ?    with the voting on the motion even if at a later meeting
    3.   ?    with the end of the session for which adopted
    4.   ?    never

15. The vote needed to close debate is _____.

    1.   ?    2/3rds
    2.   ?    majority
    3.   ?    majority of the membership
    4.   ?    plurality

16. The correct way to make the motion is _____.

    1.   ?    to be recognized and move to call the question
    2.   ?    to call out “Question” without being recognized
    3.   ?    to call out “I call the question” without being recognized
    4.   ?    to interrupt the speaker and move to call the question

17. When there is lull in debate, the chair may accept _____.

    1.   ?    the calling out of “Question”
    2.   ?    the calling out of “I call the question”
    3.   ?    rising and calling out “Question”
    4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

18. The chair can ask for _____ with the motion to close debate.

    1.   ?    general consent
    2.   ?    majority vote
    3.   ?    plurality vote
    4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

19. Which of the following is not correct about close debate?

    1.   ?    Can be amended.
    2.   ?    Cannot interrupt the speaker.
    3.   ?    Can only have withdraw applied to it.
    4.   ?    Applies to debatable motions only.

20. Which of the following is not correct about close debate?

    1.   ?    Requires a second.
    2.   ?    Is not debatable.
    3.   ?    Takes precedence over most subsidiary motions.
    4.   ?    None of the other answers is incorrect.