| 1. |
If there is less than 3 feet between the guard and a boundary line, the dribbler has the greater responsibility for the contact.
True |
2. |
Play is resumed at the point of interruption in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
a. An official's inadvertent whistle
b. A double personal foul.
c. A double technical foul.
d. A simultaneous foul.
e. A technical foul.
e. A technical foul. |
3. |
Technical fouls include all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. A foul by a non-player.
b. A noncontact foul by a player.
c. A contact foul while the ball is live.
d. A contact foul while the ball is dead, except a foul by an airborne shooter.
e. A direct technical charged to the head coach as a result of his/her actions.
c. A contact foul while the ball is live. |
4. |
When free thrower, A1, purposefully fakes a try, it results in:
a. A technical foul assessed to A's head coach.
b. A violation on A1.
c. A team technical on Team A.
d. An unsporting technical on A1.
e. None of the above.
b. A violation on A1. |
5. |
Substitutions between halves may be made by:
a. A team representative.
b. The official scorer.
c. The public-address announcer.
d. The timer.
e. None of the above.
a. A team representative. |
6. |
A situation in which two or more teammates commit personal fouls against the same opponent at approximately the same time is known as:
a. A multiple foul.
b. A double foul.
c. A simultaneous foul.
d. An intentional foul.
e. A false double foul.
a. A multiple foul. |
7. |
If a mistake has been made and the umpire is still on the floor at the end of the game, he/she:
a. May determine the winning team and leave.
b. Must call the referee and start an overtime period.
c. May not correct the mistake because the referee has left the floor.
d. May call the referee back to make the correction.
d. May call the referee back to make the correction. |
| 8. |
A violation has occurred when B1, in a marked space, loses his/her balance and touches inside the lane with both hands prior to A1's release of a free-throw attempt.
True |
9. |
All of the following are duties of the scorer, EXCEPT:
a. Record the number of warnings in the official scorebook.
b. Notify the timer to begin the replacement interval when a player has been charged with his/her fifth foul.
c. Be responsible for the possession arrow.
d. Signal the nearer official when a team has been granted an excessive time-out.
e. Record field goals made, free throws made and missed, and keep a running summary of the points scored.
b. Notify the timer to begin the replacement interval when a player has been charged with his/her fifth foul. |
10. |
All of the following situations result in a violation, EXCEPT:
a. Excessively swinging the elbow(s).
b. Causing the ball to enter and pass through the basket from below.
c. Leaving the court for an unauthorized reason to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation.
d. Dribbling a second time after the first dribble has ended.
e. Causing the ball to enter the basket on a throw-in.
c. Leaving the court for an unauthorized reason to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation. |
11. |
All of the following describe general duties of any game official, EXCEPT:
a. Referees shall make decisions on any points not specifically covered in the rules.
b. Administer penalties.
c. Grant time-outs.
d. Put the ball in play.
e. Beckon substitutes to enter the court.
a. Referees shall make decisions on any points not specifically covered in the rules. |
| 12. |
The head coach is assessed a direct technical foul if team members are permitted to leave the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason.
True, 10-6-5 |
| 13. |
During a dribble from backcourt to frontcourt, the ball is in the frontcourt when both feet of the dribbler and the ball touch the court entirely in the frontcourt.
True |
| 14. |
A simultaneous violation is called if offensive players occupy the first marked lane spaces and defensive players occupy the second marked lane spaces during the free throw.
True |
15. |
Contact that is not a legitimate attempt to play the ball/player specifically designed to stop the clock or keep it from starting is:
a. A technical foul.
b. An intentional foul.
c. A flagrant foul.
d. A player-control foul.
b. An intentional foul. |
16. |
Any player who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion shall not return to play until cleared by:
a. The head coach.
b. A parent or guardian.
c. The athletic director.
d. An appropriate health-care professional.
e. All of the above.
d. An appropriate health-care professional. |
17. |
When the ball is awarded to the wrong team for a throw-in, in order for it to be corrected, it must be rectified:
a. Before the throw-in ends.
b. Before the ball is handed to the thrower.
c. Before the ball is bounced to the thrower.
d. Before the ball is released by the thrower.
e. Before the official blows the whistle.
a. Before the throw-in ends. |
18. |
When the ball is awarded to the wrong team for a throw-in, in order for it to be corrected, it must be rectified:
a. A maximum of four defensive and two offensive players are permitted.
b. The first marked lane spaces may be occupied by the defense or offense.
c. The lane areas from the end line, up to and including the neutral-zone marks, shall remain vacant.
d. Not more than one player may occupy any part of a marked lane space.
e. Players who do not occupy a marked lane space, other than the thrower, must be behind the free-throw line extended and behind the three-point arc.
b. The first marked lane spaces may be occupied by the defense or offense. |
19. |
Team A is awarded an alternating-possession throw-in. The arrow will be switched toward Team B in all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. After A1's throw-in pass is touched by A2.
b. After Team A commits a throw-in violation.
c. When a foul by either team occurs before the throw-in ends.
d. After A1's throw-in pass is touched by B2.
e. After A1's throw-in pass is touched by A2, who is standing on a boundary line.
c. When a foul by either team occurs before the throw-in ends. |
20. |
Which of the following statements is true when each team is granted a time-out to keep a player in the game who was directed to leave because of injury/blood?
a. The time-outs are administered concurrently.
b. The time-outs are administered in the order in which they were requested.
c. Both teams are always charged a 60-second time-out.
d. The players may not enter the game until the next opportunity to substitute after the time-out.
e. None of the above.
a. The time-outs are administered concurrently. |
| 21. |
Following a team warning for any type of delay, it is a team technical foul if the free throw is delayed because of a Team A huddle or contact with the free thrower.
True |
| 22. |
A player is officially disqualified and becomes bench personnel when the player is notified by an official.
False |
23. |
All of the following are ruled correctable errors, EXCEPT:
a. Failure to award a merited free throw.
b. Erroneously awarding the ball to the wrong team for a throw-in.
c. Permitting a wrong player to attempt a free throw.
d. Attempting a free throw at the wrong basket.
e. Erroneously counting or canceling a score.
b. Erroneously awarding the ball to the wrong team for a throw-in. |
| 24. |
If the ball handler/dribbler has his/her back to the basket outside the lane area and an opponent places an arm bar on the player, it is not a foul.
False |
| 25. |
With the clock running, the head coach may go, without penalty, to the scorer's table to request a time-out regarding a correctable error.
True |
26. |
The ball is out of bounds in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
a. When the ball touches any object on or outside a boundary line.
b. When the ball touches the supports or back of the backboard.
c. When the ball touches the ceiling, overhead equipment or supports.
d. When the ball touches the side of a rectangular backboard.
e. When a player is dribbling the ball.
d. When the ball touches the side of a rectangular backboard. |
27. |
The ball is out of bounds in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
a. When a player is holding the ball.
b. While a live ball is being passed among teammates.
c. During an interrupted dribble.
d. When a try for goal is in flight.
e. When a player is dribbling the ball.
d. When a try for goal is in flight. |
| 28. |
A traveling violation results if A1, while holding the ball, touches the floor with a knee or any other part of the body other than hand or foot.
True |
29. |
The ball is out of bounds in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
a. Contact away from the ball with an opponent who is clearly not involved with a play.
b. Contact that is of a violent or savage nature.
c. Contact with a thrower-in.
d. Contact that is not a legitimate attempt to play the ball/player specifically designed to stop the clock or keep it from starting.
e. Excessive contact while the ball is alive or until the airborne shooter returns to the floor.
b. Contact that is of a violent or savage nature. 4-19-4 Flagrant Foul |
| 30. |
If A1 jumps from his/her frontcourt and lands in the backcourt, A1 is not considered to be located in either court while in the air.
False |
| 31. |
A free throw starts when the appropriate lane spaces are filled and the free thrower is ready.
False |
| 32. |
A held ball occurs when an opponent places his or her hand(s) on the ball and prevents an airborne player from throwing the ball or releasing it on a try.
True |
33. |
An official shall immediately remove a player from the game who exhibits the following signs or symptoms of a concussion:
a. Dizziness.
b. Confusion.
c. Headache.
d. Loss of consciousness.
e. All of the above.
e. All of the above. |
| 34. |
Placing an extended arm bar on a player in the post position is considered a foul.
True |
35. |
All of the following result in a kicking violation, EXCEPT:
a. B1 intentionally uses his/her thigh to deflect a pass between A1 and A2.
b. B1 intentionally uses his/her knee to deflect a pass between A1 and A2.
c. B1 intentionally uses his/her foot to deflect a pass between A1 and A2.
d. A1 intentionally uses his/her foot to deflect the ball closer to his/her hands in an attempt to secure the ball.
e. B1 has the ball accidentally hit his/her lower leg.
e. B1 has the ball accidentally hit his/her lower leg. |
| 36. |
The time consumed prior to recognition of a correctable error cannot be restored even though the error is corrected.
True |
37. |
All of the following result in a kicking violation, EXCEPT:
a. Contact away from the ball or when not making a legitimate attempt to play the ball or a player, specifically designed to stop or keep the clock from starting.
b. May or may not be premeditated.
c. Foul which neutralizes an opponent's obvious advantageous position.
d. Assessed if the opponent of a thrower-in reaches through the boundary-line plane and fouls the thrower.
e. Based solely on the severity of the act.
e. Based solely on the severity of the act. |
38. |
What type of penalty is assessed when a player leaves the playing court for an unauthorized reason to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation?
a. A technical foul.
b. An intentional foul.
c. A flagrant foul.
d. A double foul.
e. A common foul.
a. A technical foul. |
39. |
If the referee determines that the clock was not started or stopped properly, or if the clock did not run, the referee:
a. May correct by using an officials count.
b. May correct by using the exact time observed by an official.
c. May correct with information provided from either head coach.
d. Both A and B.
d. Both A and B. 5-10-2 |
40. |
All of the following are true regarding a foul when committed against a ball handler/dribbler, except:
a. Placing two hands on the player.
b. Placing an extended arm bar on the player.
c. Placing and keeping two hands on the player.
d. Placing one hand on a player and then immediately releasing the hand.
e. Contacting the player more than once with the same hand or alternating hands.
d. Placing one hand on a player and then immediately releasing the hand. |
| 41. |
A closely-guarded situation can occur when different defenders continuously guard the player holding or dribbling the ball, provided the 6-foot distance is maintained throughout.
True |
| 42. |
A head coach is permitted to be outside the optional coaching box to give instructions to players.
False |
| 43. |
A player may not hold his or her hands or arms in front of his or her body to absorb the force from an imminent charge of any opponent.
False |
| 44. |
After obtaining a legal position, the guard may raise hands or jump within his or her own vertical plane.
True |
| 45. |
Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court provided such player gets there first without illegally contacting an opponent.
True |
| 46. |
A warning to a team for delay is an administrative procedure by an official that is recorded in the scorebook by the scorer and announced to the coach.
True |
47. |
All of the following statements are true regarding a closely-guarded situation, EXCEPT:
a. A closely-guarded count continues during an interrupted dribble.
b. A closely-guarded count only takes place in a team's frontcourt.
c. A violation occurs when a dribbling player is closely guarded for five seconds.
d. The closely-guarded distance is measured from the forward foot/feet of the defender to the forward foot/feet of the ball handler.
e. The closely-guarded count continues when there is a defensive switch, provided the 6-foot distance is maintained.
a. A closely-guarded count continues during an interrupted dribble. |
| 48. |
If the error is made while the clock is running and the ball dead, it must be recognized by an official before the second live ball following the error in order to be corrected.
True |
49. |
All of the following are true statements regarding charged time-outs, EXCEPT:
a. Time-outs shall be conducted within the confines of the time-out area.
b. A 60-second time-out may be reduced in length if the charged team is ready to play.
c. During a 30-second time-out, players must remain standing.
d. No on-court entertainment is permitted during a 30-second time-out.
e. Teams are permitted three 60-second time-outs and two 30-second time-outs during a regulation game.
b. A 60-second time-out may be reduced in length if the charged team is ready to play. |
| 50. |
The ball is in A's backcourt when A1, while holding the ball, has one foot touching the division line and the other touching in frontcourt.
True |