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FENCING REFEREE GENERAL RULES EXAM
QUESTIONS BANK NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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In a previous bout in the same pool, Fencer X committed an offense requiring
an immediate Group 2 RED CARD. With no other penalties given in the
current bout, X commits the same offense. What should the Referee do?
Ans: give x red card
During the action, a spectator is loudly cheering for Fencer X. What should
the Referee do?
Ans: (A) Call Halt! only if the cheering is disruptive.
Fencer X stops fencing during a phrase without the referee having
commanded "Halt!" They are subsequently hit valid by Fencer Y. What should
the referee do?
Ans: (A) Award a touch for Y.
No penalties have been given. After causing incidental corps a corps with
Fencer Y, Fencer X leaves the side of the strip with both feet. What should
happen?
Ans: (B) Y holds ground except if it would cause X to be placed behind X's
end line; no penalty
When the referee gives the command "On guard" in foil or saber, how may a
fencer hold their weapon?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: (C) Point up at an angle greater than parallel to the strip, with the
fencer's elbow bent
A Youth 10 fencer comes to strip with a weapon bearing a 4 stamp on the
blade. The referee must _____.
Ans: (A) Confiscate weapon. The fencer must present a weapon with a size 0
blade. The blade must be less than 32.5
Fencer X makes an attack and Fencer Y makes a counter attack by
ducking. Fencer X's attack misses and Fencer Y touches on valid target as
Fencer Y falls over backwards. What should the Referee do?
Ans: (A) Annul the touch made by Fencer Y. Y receives a YELLOW CARD.
Which female fencers are required to wear chest protection?
Ans: (B) All female fencers are required to wear chest protection
What action should a Referee take if a fencer reports to the strip with a torn
sleeve?
Ans: (A) Fencer receives a YELLOW CARD; confiscate jacket and allow a
reasonable amount of time for the replacement.
In a direct elimination bout where video replay is in use, Fencer X previously
requested video review two times. In the first review, the referee reversed the
call. In the second review, the referee maintained the original call. Fencer X
requests a video review for the third time during this bout. The Referee should
_______.
Pretest - Stuvia US
FENCING REFEREE GENERAL RULES EXAM
QUESTIONS BANK NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
✓
In a previous bout in the same pool, Fencer X committed an offense requiring
an immediate Group 2 RED CARD. With no other penalties given in the
current bout, X commits the same offense. What should the Referee do?
Ans: give x red card
During the action, a spectator is loudly cheering for Fencer X. What should
the Referee do?
Ans: (A) Call Halt! only if the cheering is disruptive.
Fencer X stops fencing during a phrase without the referee having
commanded "Halt!" They are subsequently hit valid by Fencer Y. What should
the referee do?
Ans: (A) Award a touch for Y.
No penalties have been given. After causing incidental corps a corps with
Fencer Y, Fencer X leaves the side of the strip with both feet. What should
happen?
Ans: (B) Y holds ground except if it would cause X to be placed behind X's
end line; no penalty
When the referee gives the command "On guard" in foil or saber, how may a
fencer hold their weapon?
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 2
Ans: (C) Point up at an angle greater than parallel to the strip, with the
fencer's elbow bent
A Youth 10 fencer comes to strip with a weapon bearing a 4 stamp on the
blade. The referee must _____.
Ans: (A) Confiscate weapon. The fencer must present a weapon with a size 0
blade. The blade must be less than 32.5
Fencer X makes an attack and Fencer Y makes a counter attack by
ducking. Fencer X's attack misses and Fencer Y touches on valid target as
Fencer Y falls over backwards. What should the Referee do?
Ans: (A) Annul the touch made by Fencer Y. Y receives a YELLOW CARD.
Which female fencers are required to wear chest protection?
Ans: (B) All female fencers are required to wear chest protection
What action should a Referee take if a fencer reports to the strip with a torn
sleeve?
Ans: (A) Fencer receives a YELLOW CARD; confiscate jacket and allow a
reasonable amount of time for the replacement.
In a direct elimination bout where video replay is in use, Fencer X previously
requested video review two times. In the first review, the referee reversed the
call. In the second review, the referee maintained the original call. Fencer X
requests a video review for the third time during this bout. The Referee should
_______.
Pretest - Stuvia US
