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To earn your motorcycle license in North Carolina, you must pass a knowledge test and an on-cycle skills test. The knowledge test questions cover content in the North Carolina Motorcycle Handbook. They require that you know and understand road rules, driving laws and safe riding practices. The North Carolina motorcycle test consists of 25 questions. A score of at least 20 (80%) is required to pass.
1. The best way to stop quickly is to:
Use the front brake only.
None of the other answers is correct.
Operate the engine cut-off switch.
Apply both brakes evenly.
2. What lane position should you ride in when you are being passed from behind?
Center
Left or right
Center or left
Left
3. To know what is going on behind you:
slow down and look around.
check your side mirrors frequently.
decrease your speed and  scan the environment ahead of you.
pull off the road and check.
4. When you need to cross rail tracks that are parallel to you, how should you cross them?
Never cross rail tracks parallel to your lane
At an angle of exactly 90 degrees
At an angle of at least 45 degrees
Edge across the tracks
5. Motorcycle passengers should:
put their feet down at stops.
bring their feet into contact with drive chain.
plant their feet on the passenger footpegs and keep them there.
sit as far back as possible.
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