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Question 1

If a Team B player tackles an opponent who is not a runner, officials will make allowance if such player was pretending to be a runner.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

If the helmet of the tackler comes off in making contact with the runner, the ball becomes dead immediately.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

If receiver A82 has his helmet ripped off at the line, the ball becomes dead if A82 touches or catches a forward pass.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The runner may use his hands or arms to ward off or push an opponent.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

If a runner uses an open hand on an opponent’s face mask to ward off a tackle, it is a foul.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

When B72 throws his body across the back of the legs of the runner, it is a foul for clipping.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

It is legal for B98 to trip runner A41.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The runner may be tripped, clipped or blocked below the waist at any time while the ball is live.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The runner cannot commit a spearing foul.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Tackling a runner by driving the face mask, frontal area or top of the helmet directly into him is a foul.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

The runner may be tackled by grabbing the inside front collar of the shoulder pads or jersey.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

It is not a horse collar tackle if a player standing in the pocket is pulled down by the back collar of his jersey as he releases a forward pass because he was no longer a runner when he came to the ground.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Spearing must involve an attempt to punish an opponent by intentionally contacting him with the helmet.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

If a teammate lifts or pushes the runner, it is a foul which carries a 10-yard penalty.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

It is a foul for illegal use of hands if the runner grasps a teammate.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

If the quarterback contacts the runner’s back without adding to his momentum, it is a foul.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

The ground cannot cause a fumble.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

A runner beyond the line who intentionally fumbles the ball forward has thrown an illegal forward pass.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Beyond the line, a handed ball is considered to be a pass.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

During a free kick down, the ball may be handed forward to a teammate.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

The ball may be handed either forward or backward to a teammate at any tiime.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

The interior linemen can receive a handoff behind the line without restriction.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

A planned loose ball play involving a lineman is legal if the referee is notified in advance.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

A catch of an opponent’s fumble or pass is called a recovery.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

If A32 hands the ball forward to A88 beyond the line of scrimmage and A88 allows the ball to fall to the ground, it is a foul or illegal forward handing regardless of who recovers the ball.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

If a third down fumbles by A32 is recovered simultaneously by A36 and B55, the ball belongs to Team B.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

A fumble by A34 recovered by B52, who is in contact with the sideline, becomes dead when touched and belongs to Team A.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

A player cannot fumble before gaining possession.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

A muff and a fumble are considered one and the same by definition.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

There are special rules for fumbles on fourth down plays.

Answer 30

False

Question 31

If the ball is fumbled forward and out of bounds, it is recommended to the spot of the fumble.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

The momentum exception may apply to fumbles recovered inside Team B’s five yard line.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

If airborne A86 possesses the ball in Team B’s end zone, but prior to touching the ground inbounds he brushes the upright, it is a touchdown.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

If runner A11 touches B44 while B44 is out-of-bounds, A11 is also out-of-bounds.

Answer 34

False

Question 35

If a loose ball touches a game official who is straddling the sideline, the ball is not out-of-bounds.

Answer 35

False

Question 36

The dead ball spot is always the spot under the foremost point of the ball when it becomes dead by rule.

Answer 36

False

Question 37

When an airborne player makes a catch, forward progress is the furthest point of advancement after he possesses the ball if contacted by a defender.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

When a runner is airborne as he crosses the sideline, the forward progress spot is where the foremost point of the ball crosses the plane of the sideline.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

When an quarterback is sacked and thrown backward, the forward progress spot is where the ball is located when the quarterback is down by rule.

Answer 39

False

Question 40

When the ball becomes dead in a side zone, the ball is always placed at the nearest hash mark.

Answer 40

False

Question 41

If requested by the team captain after a safety or touchback, the ball may be put in play anywhere on the 20 yard line between the hash marks.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

After a fair catch or kick catching interference resulting in an awarded fair catch, Team R may choose to have the ball placed on the proper yard line anywhere between the hash marks.

Answer 42

True

Question 43

On a try, the ball is snapped from a spot designated by Team A anywhere between the hash marks on Team B’s three yard line.

Answer 43

True