Adjourn - Chapter 7

Question 1

Which one of the following would be an example of the privileged motion to Adjourn?

A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that we adjourn at 7:30 p.m.”
B. Rise and without obtaining the floor say, “I move that we adjourn sine die.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”
D. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move that we now adjourn to meet at 7:30 p.m. on May 15th.”

Answer 1

C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”

Question 2

The privileged motion to Adjourn is

A. always moved in an unqualified form.
B. a motion to close the meeting immediately.
C. made when no time for adjourning has been set.
D. All of the above.

Answer 2

D. All of the above.

Question 3

A motion to Adjourn is always privileged when

A. the time for adjournment has been set ahead of time.
B. it sets a time to adjourn (is qualified).
C. no time for adjournment has been set (is unqualified).
D. another member has the floor.

Answer 3

C. no time for adjournment has been set (is unqualified).

Question 4

If a motion to adjourn is qualified in any way (example: “I move we adjourn in ten minutes”), it is classified as a (an)

A. main motion.
B. privileged motion.
C. subsidiary motion.
D. incidental motion.

Answer 4

A. main motion.

Question 5

A motion to Adjourn at or to a future time while business is pending

A. may be adopted anytime during a recess, without a quorum.
B. should be completed prior to debate on the pending motion.
C. is permissible if the chair allows it.
D. is always out of order.

Answer 5

D. is always out of order

Question 6

The privileged motion to Adjourn takes precedence over all motions except the motion to

A. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
B. Recess
C. Amend
D. Lay on the Table

Answer 6

A. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

Question 7

The privileged motion to Adjourn

A. may be proposed when another member has the floor.
B. is amendable.
C. must be seconded.
D. is debatable.

Answer 7

C. must be seconded.

Question 8

The privileged motion to Adjourn

A. may be reconsidered if lost.
B. is always privileged when not qualified, even when no question is pending.
C. is amendable, but not debatable when qualified.
D. may be held pending while the assembly is informed of business requiring immediate attention.

Answer 8

D. may be held pending while the assembly is informed of business requiring immediate attention.

Question 9

The motion to Adjourn is always

A. amendable when privileged.
B. applied to other motions.
C. a privileged motion when not qualified.
D. in order when another member has the floor.

Answer 9

C. a privileged motion when not qualified.

Question 10

When the privileged motion to Adjourned is pending, which motion below is in order?

A. Lay on the Table
B. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
C. Call for the Orders of the Day
D. Limit Debate

Answer 10

B. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

Question 11

If a motion to Adjourn is defeated, who may move to reconsider the vote?

A. Any member who is recognized by the chair
B. Any member who voted on the negative side
C. Any member who voted on the affirmative side
D. Nobody

Answer 11

D. Nobody

Question 12

If a question is pending at an organized monthly meeting and an adjourned closed the meeting, the pending motion

A. is taken up as the first item under unfinished business at the next monthly meeting.
B. must be introduced again at the next meeting in order to be considered.
C. is laid on the table.
D. is lost.

Answer 12

A. is taken up as the first item under unfinished business at the next monthly meeting.

Question 13

A motion to close the session of an assembly and dissolve it is referred to as a motion to “adjourn sine die,” which means to

A. “take a short recess prior to final adjournment.”
B. “adjourn and declare that the organization no longer exists.”
C. “adjourn without day.”
D. “adjourn for one day.”

Answer 13

C. “adjourn without day.”

Question 14

While the privileged motion to Adjourn is pending, it is not in order to

A. make important announcements.
B. make a main motion.
C. give notice of a motion to be made at the next meeting.
D. make a motion to Reconsider and Enter in the Minutes.

Answer 14

B. make a main motion.

Question 15

If the privileged motion to Adjourn is voted down, the motion can be renewed

A. only after debate on the adjournment occurs.
B. after additional debate occurs.
C. only after action on the pending main motion is completed.
D. Any of the above

Answer 15

B. after additional debate occurs.

Question 16

A motion to adjourn that has obviously been made for obstructive purposes should be

A. refused to be entertained by the chairman.
B. voted on immediately.
C. stated by the chair after a second.
D. referred to the assembly by the chair for debate.

Answer 16

A. refused to be entertained by the chairman.

Question 17

The privileged motion to Adjourn

A. has the same effect as the motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
B. may be amended by a two-thirds vote.
C. is not needed if the chairman adjourns a meeting after asking for a further business.
D. allows for the member who proposed the motion to Adjourn to have the first right to debate it.

Answer 17

C. is not needed if the chairman adjourns a meeting after asking for a further business.

Question 18

If it appears that there is not further business in a meeting of an ordinary society, the chair should state

A. “All those in favor of adjourning, say ‘Aye.’ Those opposed, say ‘No.’”
B. “The meeting is adjourned.”
C. “Is there any further business? Since there is no further business, the meeting is adjourned.”
D. None of the above

Answer 18

C. “Is there any further business? Since there is no further business, the meeting is adjourned.”

Question 19

Which of the following is the correct form to use in making the motion to adjourn as a main motion?

A. “I move to adjourn.”
B. “I move that we now adjourn to meet at 6 p.m. on May 5.”
C. “I move that the meeting adjourn.”
D. All of the above

Answer 19

B. “I move that we now adjourn to meet at 6 p.m. on May 5.”

Question 20

Assume that it is 11:00 p.m. and there has been prolonged debate on the last, unimportant agenda item. You want the meeting o end. What should you do?

A. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to adjourn.”
B. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”
C. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to adjourn.”
D. From your seat, yell out, “Adjourn!”

Answer 20

B. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”