REFEREE EXAM EPEE PRACTICE SOLUTION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Mask inspection. Answer: Must be inspected for safety; absolutely
no visor masks allowed.
◉ Different masks. Answer: There are three different masks (one for
epee, foil, and sabre); an epee fencer cannot use a foil mask in
competition.
◉ Inspection of equipment. Answer: Must be verified before every
bout (pool, direct elimination, team, etc.).
◉ Uniform name requirements. Answer: Letters must be legible
from sixty meters, in dark blue, in capitals, between 8 cm and 10 cm
high, and between 1 cm and 1.5 cm wide.
◉ Protective plastron check. Answer: Must be checked at the
beginning of each tournament, bout, pool, team match, and direct
elimination bout.
, ◉ Referee action for torn jacket. Answer: Fencer receives a YELLOW
CARD; confiscate jacket and allow a reasonable amount of time for
the replacement.
◉ Y-12 women's sabre competition rules. Answer: Fencer receives a
RED CARD; allow a reasonable amount of time to obtain conforming
equipment if presenting without chest protection and plastron.
◉ National event uniform rule. Answer: Fencer receives a YELLOW
CARD unless the name appears on the fencer's rear leg; allow them
to fence.
◉ Mask safety strap rule. Answer: Fencer X receives a YELLOW
CARD; must affix a horizontal safety strap on the mask or the referee
must confiscate the mask.
◉ On guard position. Answer: The proper distance for fencers to
come on guard is such that their points do not overlap.
◉ Fencing strip dimensions. Answer: The fencing strip is 14 meters
long and 1.5 to 2 meters wide (does not include run-off).
◉ Halt rule. Answer: A fencer with one foot off the side of the strip is
a 'halt.'
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Mask inspection. Answer: Must be inspected for safety; absolutely
no visor masks allowed.
◉ Different masks. Answer: There are three different masks (one for
epee, foil, and sabre); an epee fencer cannot use a foil mask in
competition.
◉ Inspection of equipment. Answer: Must be verified before every
bout (pool, direct elimination, team, etc.).
◉ Uniform name requirements. Answer: Letters must be legible
from sixty meters, in dark blue, in capitals, between 8 cm and 10 cm
high, and between 1 cm and 1.5 cm wide.
◉ Protective plastron check. Answer: Must be checked at the
beginning of each tournament, bout, pool, team match, and direct
elimination bout.
, ◉ Referee action for torn jacket. Answer: Fencer receives a YELLOW
CARD; confiscate jacket and allow a reasonable amount of time for
the replacement.
◉ Y-12 women's sabre competition rules. Answer: Fencer receives a
RED CARD; allow a reasonable amount of time to obtain conforming
equipment if presenting without chest protection and plastron.
◉ National event uniform rule. Answer: Fencer receives a YELLOW
CARD unless the name appears on the fencer's rear leg; allow them
to fence.
◉ Mask safety strap rule. Answer: Fencer X receives a YELLOW
CARD; must affix a horizontal safety strap on the mask or the referee
must confiscate the mask.
◉ On guard position. Answer: The proper distance for fencers to
come on guard is such that their points do not overlap.
◉ Fencing strip dimensions. Answer: The fencing strip is 14 meters
long and 1.5 to 2 meters wide (does not include run-off).
◉ Halt rule. Answer: A fencer with one foot off the side of the strip is
a 'halt.'
