1. |
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. 10-4-6i, related to question 30 |
2. |
If a ball enters the basket from below:
a. The basket counts if the violation is by the defense.
b. The ball is blown dead and no points are scored. The ball is awarded to the opponent.
c. The ball is awarded to a team based on the alternating-possession arrow.
d. None of the above.
b. The ball is blown dead and no points are scored. The ball is awarded to the opponent. 9-4 |
3. |
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. 10-7-12 |
4. |
Traveling is moving a foot in any direction in excess of prescribed limits while holding the ball. Which of the following statements is also true?
a. A player who catches the ball with both feet on the floor may pivot using either foot.
b. On a catch with both feet on the floor, when one is lifted, the other becomes the pivot.
c. The pivot foot may not be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble.
d. All of the above.
d. All of the above. 4-44 |
5. |
A bench technical foul is charged to:
a. The offender and indirect to the head coach.
b. The offender.
c. The head coach.
d. The bench.
a. The offender and indirect to the head coach. 10-5-1 Penalty |
| 6. |
To establish the alternating-possession procedure, control may be gained as a result of a violation or foul.
True 6-4-1 |
| 7. |
During an alternating-possession throw-in by A1, B2 intentionally kicks the throw-in pass. A1 will be awarded a new throw-in opportunity, but the arrow will remain pointed in the direction of A's basket.
True 6-4-5, 4.42.5 |
8. |
B1 reaches through the throw-in boundary plane and touches or dislodges the ball from thrower-in A1. What is the result?
a. A technical foul on B1.
b. An intentional foul on B1.
c. A throw-in violation on A1.
d. A personal foul on B1.
e. A delay-of-game warning issued to B1.
a. A technical foul on B1. 10-4-10 |
9. |
During a jump ball, it is a violation:
a. If a jumper catches the tapped ball before it has touched the floor.
b. If a jumper touches the ball before it reaches its highest point.
c. If a jumper touches the ball more than twice.
d. All of the above.
d. All of the above. 6-3-7 |
10. |
A team is in control of the ball 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. 4-12-3a |
11. |
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. 4-36-1 |
| 12. |
The ball is in A's backcourt when it is in flight on a pass from A1, who is in A's frontcourt, to A2, who is in A's backcourt.
False 4-4-3 |
| 13. |
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 4-24-3 |
14. |
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. 6-4-4, 6-4-5 |
15. |
The length of each extra period in a varsity contest shall be:
a. 3 minutes
b. 4:30 minutes
c. 5 minutes
d. 6 minutes
e. None of the above.
e. None of the above. 5-7-3 |
16. |
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. 2-8-4 |
17. |
Which of the following will result in an intentional foul?
a. Contact away from the ball with an opponent who is clearly not involved with a play.
b. Contact with the thrower on a throw-in.
c. Contact that is not a legitimate attempt to play the ball/player specifically designed to stop the clock or keep it from starting.
d. Excessive contact while the ball is live or until the airborne shooter returns to the floor.
e. All of the above.
e. All of the above. 4-19-3, related to questions 24, 26, & 54 |
18. |
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. 5-11-2 |
19. |
The head coach is assessed a direct technical foul in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
a. Permitting team members to leave the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason.
b. Permitting a team member to participate while wearing an illegal uniform.
c. Permitting a team member to participate after being removed from the game for disqualification.
d. Failing to replace or remove a disqualified or injured player within 20 seconds when a substitute is available.
e. Permitting a team member to dunk during the pregame warmup.
e. Permitting a team member to dunk during the pregame warmup. 10-5-1i, 10-6, similar to question 60 |
20. |
A player shall not, while closely guarded in his/her frontcourt:
a. Hold the ball for five seconds.
b. Dribble the ball for five seconds.
c. Combine holding and dribbling for five seconds.
d. All of the above.
e. A and B.
e. A and B. 9-10 |
21. |
Once the ball becomes live in an extra period, even though a correction in score is made, the extra period:
a. Will not be played.
b. Will be played.
c. Does not count.
d. None of the above.
b. Will be played. 5-7-4 |
22. |
A designated throw-in spot behind the backboard shall be made from:
a. The nearer sideline.
b. The spot designated behind the backboard.
c. The nearer free-throw lane line extended.
d. None of the above.
c. The nearer free-throw lane line extended. 7-5-5 |
23. |
For any jump ball, when an official is ready, non-jumpers may:
a. Move away from the circle.
b. Move around the circle.
c. Move onto the circle.
d. All of the above.
a. Move away from the circle. 6-3-2 |
24. |
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. 4-19-3c, related to questions 17, 26, & 54 |
25. |
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 |
26. |
Contact away from the ball with an opponent who is clearly not involved with a play is:
a. A false double foul.
b. A flagrant foul.
c. A technical foul.
d. An intentional foul.
d. An intentional foul. 4-19-3b, related to questions 17, 24, & 54 |
27. |
On a free throw, the ball becomes live when:
a. The ball is possessed.
b. The ball is touched.
c. The ball is at the disposal of the free thrower.
d. All of the above.
c. The ball is at the disposal of the free thrower. 4-4-7, 6-1-2c, similar to question 53 |
28. |
A closely-guarded count shall not be started during:
a. A dribble.
b. An interrupted dribble.
c. A dribble away from the basket.
d. All of the above.
b. An interrupted dribble. 9-10-2, similar to question 62 |
| 29. |
If an error is corrected, in some cases, play shall continue from the normal game action resulting from the correction.
True 2-10-6 |
30. |
Which of the following is not a violation?
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. 9-2-7, 9-4, 9-5, 9-13-1, 10-4-6, related to question 1 |
31. |
If play is started by a jump ball, the clock shall start when the tossed ball is:
a. Touched.
b. Legally touched.
c. Strikes the floor.
d. All of the above.
b. Legally touched. 5-9-2 |
32. |
A free throw ends:
a. When the try is successful.
b. When it is certain the try will not be successful.
c. When the try touches the floor or any player.
d. When the ball becomes dead.
e. All of the above.
e. All of the above. 4-20-3 |
| 33. |
A free throw starts when the appropriate lane spaces are filled and the free thrower is ready.
False 4-20-2 |
34. |
Before beginning an extra period, Team A's head coach receives a technical foul. The extra period will begin with:
a. Team B shooting two free throws.
b. Following the free throws, a jump at the center circle.
c. Team B awarded a throw-in at the division line.
d. A and C are correct.
d. A and C are correct. 5-6-2 Exception 4 |
| 35. |
A tap shall be considered the same as a try for a goal.
True 4-41-6 |
36. |
All of the following are duties of the timer, EXCEPT:
a. Signal the scorer three minutes before starting time.
b. Start and stop the clock as prescribed by the rules.
c. Signal the captains when play is about to begin at the start of the game.
d. Signal the end of an intermission or time-out.
e. Sound a warning signal 15 seconds before the expiration of an intermission or a time-out.
c. Signal the captains when play is about to begin at the start of the game. 2-7-1, 2-12 |
37. |
A designated spot throw-in shall be made by:
a. The team captain.
b. Any player.
c. A player designated by the official.
d. Player closest to the spot when the whistle was blown.
b. Any player. 7-5-3a |
38. |
When a player catches the ball with both feet on the floor and one foot is lifted:
a. The other foot is the pivot foot.
b. Either foot may be the pivot foot.
c. Neither foot may be the pivot foot.
d. None of the above.
a. The other foot is the pivot foot. 4-44-1 |
| 39. |
If there is less than 3 feet between the guard and a boundary line, the dribbler has the greater responsibility for the contact.
True 4-7-2c & POE |
40. |
The ball is dead, or remains dead, in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
a. When a goal is made.
b. When a held ball occurs.
c. When a free-throw violation occurs by the throwing team.
d. When time expires while A1's try is in flight.
e. When time expires while A1 is dribbling.
d. When time expires while A1's try is in flight. 6-7-6 Exception a |
41. |
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. 2-8-5, 3-3-8 |
42. |
The head coach must be ejected from the playing area after:
a. A single flagrant technical.
b. Two direct technicals.
c. Any combination of direct or indirect technicals reaching three.
d. All of the above.
d. All of the above. 10-6-5 Note |
| 43. |
If A1's personal foul is followed with a technical foul by B1 before the clock starts, it creates a false double foul situation.
True 4-19-9, also see question 50 |
44. |
When a foul occurs, the official shall verbally inform the offender, then:
a. verbally inform the scorer the number of the offender.
b. use the right hand to indicate to the scorer the number of the offender.
c. use both hands to indicate to the scorer the number of the offender.
d. Both A and C are correct.
d. Both A and C are correct. 2-9-1 |
| 45. |
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 4-4-6 |
46. |
It is a player technical foul to:
a. Place a hand on the backboard to gain an advantage.
b. Intentionally slap or strike the backboard.
c. Grasp the basket ring during a dead ball.
d. All of the above.
d. All of the above. 10-4 |
47. |
Any player, other than the free thrower, who does not occupy a marked lane space:
a. Must be behind the free-throw line extended.
b. Must be behind the three-point line.
c. Must be behind the administering official.
d. A and B.
d. A and B. 8-1-5 |
48. |
A situation in which there is a foul by both teams at approximately the same time, but the fouls are not committed by opponents against each other, is known as:
a. A simultaneous foul.
b. A double foul.
c. A false double foul.
d. A multiple foul.
e. A false multiple foul.
a. A simultaneous foul. 4-19-10 |
49. |
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. 7-6-6, question 35 last year |
50. |
A situation in which there are fouls by both teams, the second of which occurs before the clock is started following the first, and such that at least one of the attributes of a double foul is absent, is known as:
a. A multiple foul.
b. A double foul.
c. A simultaneous foul.
d. An intentional foul.
e. A false double foul.
e. A false double foul. 4-19-9, also see question 43 |
51. |
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. 2-10-1 |
52. |
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. 5-11-8 |
53. |
On a throw-in, the ball becomes live when:
a. The ball is touched.
b. The ball is at the thrower's disposal.
c. The ball is possessed.
d. All of the above.
b. The ball is at the thrower's disposal. 6-1-2b, similar to question 27 |
54. |
All of the following are true statements regarding intentional fouls, 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. 4-19-3, related to questions 17, 24, & 26 |
55. |
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. 4-19-5 |
| 56. |
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 4-25-2 |
57. |
All of the following statements regarding officials' jurisdiction are true, EXCEPT:
a. Jurisdiction begins prior to the game when the officials arrive on the floor.
b. Jurisdiction extends through periods when the game may be momentarily stopped for any reason.
c. Jurisdiction is terminated when all officials leave the visual confines of the playing area.
d. Jurisdiciton ends when the referee approves the final score.
e. Officials shall arrive on the floor at least 15 minutes before the scheduled starting time of the game.
d. Jurisdiciton ends when the referee approves the final score. 2-2-4 |
58. |
After the ball is at the disposal of the thrower:
a. A teammate may not replace the thrower.
b. A new thrower may not take the ball.
c. The thrower may return the ball to the official.
d. All of the above.
a. A teammate may not replace the thrower. 9-2-9 |
| 59. |
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 4-4-1, 4-13-2 |
| 60. |
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, similar to question 19 |
61. |
A player may dribble a second time if the first dribble ended with loss of control due to:
a. A pass that has touched another player.
b. A try for field goal.
c. Touching of the ball by an opponent.
d. All of the above.
d. All of the above. 9-5 |
62. |
All of the following statements are true regarding a closely-guarded situation, EXCEPT:
a. A closely-guarded count continues during an interupted 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 interupted dribble. 4-10, 9-10-2, similar to question 28 |
63. |
All of the following are true statements regarding lane spaces being occupied during free throws, EXCEPT:
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. 8-1-4 |
| 64. |
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 2-10 |