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Robert's Rules for Dummies pages 1-26

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Keep the meeting _____ (pg. 10)

a)

Strict

b)

Informal

c)

Formal

d)

Cold

2.

What is Robert's full name? (pg. 11)

a)

Henry Martyn Robert

b)

Robert Milliard Henry

c)

Robert George Henry

d)

Henry Milliard Robert

3.

How old was Robert when he wrote the first book? (pg. 11)

a)

52

b)

45

c)

31

d)

26

4.

When Robert wrote the first Robert's Rules of Order what was his position in the army? (pg. 11)

a)

General

b)

Barber

c)

Civil Engineer

d)

Major

5.

What is the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order (pg. 12)

a)

5th

b)

11th

c)

7th

d)

13th

6.

Which of these are a right of any member unless taken away by disciplinary action or defined otherwise by the bylaws? (pg. 15)

a)

To participate in debate

b)

To vote

c)

To make motions

d)

To attend the meetings of the assembly

7.

The term membership refers to... (pg. 16)

a)

The Assembly

b)

The Board of Directors

c)

The Officer Team

d)

Anyone at that particular meeting

8.

Please study pages 16 & 17, the Principles of Parliamentary Law!!! They are hard to summarize here in question form, so make sure to study it!!

a)

Ok!

b)

No way, you dictator

c)

Imma impeach u right now

9.

A deliberative assembly is free to, in the regards of Bylaws... (pg. 20)

a)

A. Adopt any bylaws as long as they follow RRoO

b)

B. Adopt any bylaws

c)

C. Adopt any rules

d)

D. Adopt any rules or bylaws as long as when adopting it they use the existing procedure

e)

B,C, & D

10.

What's are the main reasons for having Bylaws? (pg. 20)

a)

Governance

b)

Just because

c)

Procedure

d)

Policy

e)

Order

11.

Which of these are rules? (pg. 20-21)

a)

Charter

b)

Bylaws

c)

Rules of order

d)

Standing rules

e)

Customs

12.

Every deliberative organization requires a charter (pg. 22)

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Select the correct order of the rules, in terms of rank: (pg. 22-23)

a)

Bylaws, Charter, Rules of order, Special and standing rules, Customs

b)

Charter, Bylaws, Rules of order, Special and standing rules, Customs

c)

Charter, Bylaws, Special and standing rules, Rules of order, Customs

d)

Bylaws, Charter, Customs, Rules of order, Special and standing rules

14.

Special Rules of order are: (pg. 21)

a)

Parliamentarian rules that modify or supersede specific rules in an adopted parliamentary manual.

b)

Rules related to the detail of administration.

15.

Standing rules are: (pg. 21)

a)

Parliamentarian rules that modify or supersede specific rules in an adopted parliamentary manual.

b)

Rules related to the detail of administration.

16.

Bylaws are: (pg. 21)

a)

Fundamental Rules that define your organization.

b)

An article of incorporation

17.

Customs are: (pg. 23)

a)

Procedures not written anywhere but followed in actual practice just as if they're written rules.

b)

Procedures that are written down, that describes the actual practice of what an organization does.

18.

Please study page 24's chart!! I could have put like 10 questions on here about that, but I trusted you guys enough to do it, so I decided not to waste your or my time.

a)

Ok

b)

Enough dictation already!

c)

Eheu!!!

d)

Furcifer et pestis es

e)

YOUR NOT MY MOM

19.

Who's the best TSA member?

a)

King Francis

b)

Shreya

c)

Chirag

d)

Ben Apt

e)

Scott

20.

Can Bylaws be suspended? (pg. 25)

a)

Never

b)

Elmo says, "No way, José"

c)

Only if the bylaws provide for it or if it's a rule that otherwise would be considered a rule of order

d)

Yes, with a unanimous vote

21.

Why can't the membership use a unanimous vote to make something legal that conflicts with the bylaws without amending the bylaws? (pg. 26)

a)

Doing so would violate the absentees

b)

They can, trick question ;)

c)

The Bylaws are more important than the membership

d)

Because Stalin said so

22.

Quick Mafs (QM)

Please select the correct match of officer names to officer symbols:

a)

Reporter: Beacon tower, VP: Pen, President: Hardy Handshake, SaA: Gavel, Secretary: Star, Treasurer: Balanced Budget

b)

Reporter: Beacon tower, VP: Pen, President: Gavel, SaA: Star, Secretary: Hardy Handshake, Treasurer: Balanced Budget

c)

Reporter: Beacon tower, VP: Gavel, President: Hardy Handshake, SaA: Pen, Secretary: Star, Treasurer: Balanced Budget

d)

Reporter: Beacon tower, VP: Star, President: Gavel, SaA: Hardy Handshake, Secretary: Pen, Treasurer: Balanced Budget

e)

None of the above/below