Tennessee Motorcycle Test 02

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Tennessee Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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You've stopped behind an ambulance at a red light. You should be...?

Close up in the center of its bumper

Close up on the left-hand side

Alongside on the right

Well back

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If your motorcycle is equipped with a tachometer, you can use it to monitor...?

Current speed

Trip distance

Engine temperature

Engine revolutions

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A good pair of motorcycle gloves should provide...?

Grip

Warmth

Protection

All of these things

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As you go through a braking maneuver, you will progressively have...?

More traction on both wheels

More traction at the rear wheel, less at the front

More traction at the front wheel, less at the rear

Less traction on both wheels

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An odometer will show you...?

Engine temperature

Oil pressure

Current speed

Distance travelled

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In which of these gear shifting maneuvers should you roll off the throttle initially?

Upshifting

All of them

Downshifting

Shifting to neutral

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Going through a braking maneuver, you should be looking...?

At the road in front of your front wheel

Straight ahead

At the side of the road

At your braking hand

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The only way to protect against permanent hearing damage if you motorcycle regularly is...?

A personal music player

A full face shield

Earmuffs

Earplugs

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Tailgaters can best be dealt with by...?

Gesturing to make them back off

Weaving to block them

Letting them in front of you

Accelerating away from them

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You will usually find the fuel supply valve on a motorcycle...?

Next to the ignition

Below the gas tank

Underneath the seat

By the engine cut-off switch

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When thinking about your lane position, you should divide your lane into...?

2 parts

5 parts

4 parts

3 parts

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When you're turning back in after a pass, you should...?

Make a head check

Do all these things

Use your turn signal

Check your mirrors

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You're following a taxicab on a two-lane street. It passes a mailbox. After its rear bumper has cleared the mailbox, your front wheel shouldn't reach it for at least...?

1 second

4 seconds

2 seconds

1.5 seconds

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As you ride you should scan the road ahead for hazards up to the point where you will be in...?

6 seconds time

10 seconds time

8 seconds time

12 seconds time

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Neutral on a motorcycle gear box will usually be found...?

Between 1st and 2nd gears

Before 1st gear

Between 3rd and 4th gears

After 5th gear

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In slow tight turns, you should...?

Stay upright and lean your motorcycle

Lean and keep your motorcycle upright

Lean both yourself and your motorcycle

Keep both yourself and your motorcycle upright

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You should reject a motorcycle as being wrong for you if you can't...?

Do any of these things

Get your feet on the ground when seated

Push it with the engine off

Reach the controls without stretching

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On a normal motorcycle, you will operate the clutch with...?

Your right hand

Your right foot

Your left foot

Your left hand

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If you're riding behind a car, the driver is most likely to see you if you are...?

Well back off their left-hand side

Well back in the middle of their rear bumper

Well back off their right-hand side

Close-up on their left-hand side

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When the stand on your motorcycle is in the upper position, how much play should it have?

Less than 20%

Less than 5%

None

Less than 10%

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To prevent accidentally using too much throttle, you should start off with your right wrist...?

Well below the throttle

Level with the throttle

Well above the throttle

Well away from the throttle

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When you release the throttle, it should...?

Slowly close

Snap back to half open

Remain open

Snap back closed

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As you pull away, you should get your feet onto the foot rests...?

Before you reach 15 mph

Before you've made your first gear change

At once

Before you've gone 20 yards

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The average center strip will allow you to ride safely unless...?

It's very warm

It's raining

It's cold

Any of these

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You shouldn't be able to push your motorcycle forward when it is held by...?

Either brake separately

The front brake

The rear brake

Both brakes together

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If you borrow a motorcycle, you should set off riding it extra...?

Cautiously

Aggressively

Timidly

Passively

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You should watch out for dangerous buildups of oil and grease...?

In school zones

At tollbooths

On freeways

In business districts

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If you're being passed from behind, the best place to position yourself is...?

In the left portion of your lane

In the center portion of your lane

In the right portion of your lane

In any of these places

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Engine braking is controlled by...?

The throttle

The rear brake pedal

The clutch

The choke

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In a normal turn, you should lean...?

At a lesser angle than your motorcycle

At a greater angle than your motorcycle

At an opposite angle to your motorcycle

At the same angle as your motorcycle

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