Masonic Code Course #3
Grand Lodge F&AM of Ohio
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1
Enter your member number (found on your Ohio dues card).
2
No Lodge shall confer the degrees of Masonry for less than [?]
$50
$25
$30
$40
3
During balloting for Degrees, Membership or Restoration, all members present are required to vote.
True
False
4
The ability to read and write the English language is a requirement to qualify as a Candidate for the Degrees of Freemasonry.
True
False
5
No Lodge shall initiate a Candidate unless he professes a steadfast belief in the existence and perfection of God in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
True
False
6
Membership in
, or espousing the cause of,
any organization advocating the overthrow of the government of the United States by force or other illegal means
disqualifies a Candidate for membership in an Ohio Masonic Lodge.
True
False
7
The Master and Wardens, or their proxy holders, must cast their vote at Grand Lodge in accordance with the wishes of a majority of the members of their Lodge.
True
False
8
A Lodge at its discretion may, by [?] vote at a stated meeting, remit, in whole or in part, the dues of a member.
a 2/3 majority silent ballot
a majority voice vote
a majority silent ballot
a 2/3 majority voice vote
9
A plural member may hold office, vote and serve as a representative to
Grand Lodge for any lodge in which he retains membership
True
False
10
A dimit returned to the issuing Ohio lodge within [?] of the date of issue, with a request that it be canceled, shall be accepted by said Ohio lodge without a ballot.
6
months
9
months
15
months
1
year
11
A holder of such a dimit will be considered as having a continuous Masonic affiliation, provided he attaches his dimit or Certificate of Good Standing to an application for affiliation in an Ohio Lodge and is accepted into the membership of the lodge of his choice within [?] of the date of issuance of the dimit.
3 months
9 months
1 year
6 months
12
A Lodge should refer to the [?] any eligible person in need of permanent relief.
Charitable Foundation
Ohio Masonic Home
Scofield Fund
Grand Lodge
13
An Entered Apprentice may visit a Lodge of Entered Apprentices.
True
False
14
The test oath shall only be administered to a visitor in the event that he has not been vouched for by a qualified Brother.
True
False
15
No visitor shall be admitted into a Lodge unless [?].
he exhibits a current dues card and a picture ID
or
he has been vouched for by a brother who has sat in Lodge with him
he
recites the test oath
he exhibits a current dues card and a picture ID
he has been vouched for by a brother who has sat in Lodge with him
16
A dimit more than six months old may no longer be used for the purpose of affiliation with a new lodge.
True
False
17
A Lodge of Master Masons may exclude visitors from its stated meetings during the transaction of business.
True
False
18
Prior to affiliation the holder of a dimit shall not be entitled to sit in Lodge or to any of the other rights and benefits of Masonry.
True
False
19
A Lodge may remit the dues of a member against whom a record of Indefinite Suspension for Non-payment of Dues" has been entered.
True
False
20
The vote on an application for restoration for a brother who has been indefinitely suspended for non-payment of dues shall be by [?].
a 2/3 majority written vote
a majority voice vote
a majority written vote
a 2/3 majority voice vote
21
A member who fails to pay his dues becomes indefinitely suspended for non-payment of dues on [?].
the last day in July
the first day in January
the 15th day in March
the last day in December
22
An objection to the Initiating, Passing or Raising of a Candidate that has been sustained by a vote has the same force and effect as an unfavorable ballot and so remains for [?].
120 days
9 months
the lesser of one year or as long as the objector is a member in good
standing
the greater of one year or as long as the objector is a member in good
standing
23
A Lodge's By-laws shall designate the amount of dues to be paid by each member, which shall not be less than [?].
$30
$35
$15
$10
24
If a Lodge has official knowledge that the Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Degree has been previously conferred upon a Candidate, then the Lodge can receive the petitioner as such and need only confer the Degree or Degrees that the petitioner has not yet received.
True
False
25
A plural member may transfer his primary membership from his Primary Lodge to the Plural Lodge by filing a Form 6
9
(Notice of
W
ithdrawal) from his Primary Lodge.
True
False
26
A Lodge of Master Masons may only exclude qualified visitors from a meeting for the conferring of degrees upon objection by a member.
True
False