1. Targeting is an act by any player who takes aim and initiates contact
against an opponent above the shoulders with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist,
elbow or shoulders. T/F: True
2. No defensive player shall commit any illegal personal contact foul listed
in rule 9-4-3 against the passer. T/F: True
3. The game officials shall assume authority for the contest, including
penalizing unsportsmanlike acts, 15 minutes prior to the scheduled game
time - an earlier time if required by the state association. T/F: False
4. Face tackling is an act by any player who initiates contact against an
opponent at the shoulders or below with the crown (top portion) of his helmet.
T/F: False
5. The referee shall have the authority to correct the number of the next
down prior to the ball becoming live after a new series of downs is awarded.
T/F: True
6. Illegal helmet contact may not be judged a flagrant act by the game official.
T/F: False
7. No player or nonplayer shall make any other contact with an opponent,
including a defenseless player, which is deemed unnecessary or excessive
and which incites roughness. T/F: True
8. The accidental touching of a loose ball by a player who was blocked into
the ball is ignored and does not constitute a new force. T/F: Tru
9. A defenseless player is a player who, because of his physical position
and focus of concentration, is especially vulnerable to injury. T/F: True
10. When the ball is loose following an illegal kick, it does not retain the same
status as prior to the illegal kick. T/F: False
11. If a free kick goes out of bounds between the goal lines touched
inbounds by R, the ball is put in play by R at the inbounds spot. T/F: True
12. Blocking is obstructing an opponent by contacting him with any part of
the blocker's body. T/F: True
13. Initial force results from a carry, fumble, kick, pass, snap or muff. T/F:
False
14. Any act that is clearly intended to cause B to encroach is an
unsportsmanlike foul. T/F: False
15. At the time the ball is kicked, at least four K players must be on each side
of the kicker. T/F: True
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, 16. By state association adoption, to allow for special occasions,
commemorative or memorial patches, not to exceed 4 square inches, may
be worn on the uniform without compromising its integrity. T/F: True
17. An unofficial auxiliary down indicator may be used, but it must be
operated approximately 2 yards outside the sideline (except in stadiums
where the total playing enclosure does not permit) opposite the official
line-to-gain and down indicators. T/F: True
18. A free kick must be used following a safety. T/F: True
19. Ball-colored helmets are legal player equipment. T/F: False
20. If the helmet comes completely off during subsequent dead-ball action
related to the down, and is not directly attributable to a foul by the
opponent, the player must leave the game for at least one down (unless
halftime or overtime intermission occurs). T/F: True
21. If a player does not have a helmet that met the NOCSAE test standards
when manufactured, he may participate, but a 5-yard penalty shall be
enforced.
T/F: False
22. When any required equipment is missing, correction must be made before
participation. T/F: True
23. Between the first and second periods and between the third and fourth
periods, the teams may or may not change goals. T/F: False
24. If there was an inadvertent whistle during the last timed down of the
period, the period is not extended by an untimed down. T/F: True
25. A period shall not be extended by an untimed down if, during a down in
which time expires, fouls for which enforcement, by rule, result in a safety.
T/F: True
26. State high school associations may determine the length of halftimes,
provided it is not less than 10 minutes and not more than 20 minutes. T/F:
True 27. The period shall be extended if, during a down in which time
expires, B1 commits an unsportsmanlike foul and the penalty is accepted.
T/F: False
28. Giving an invalid fair-catch signal carries a 15-yard penalty. T/F: False
29. Only the receiver who gives a valid fair-catch signal is afforded protection.
T/F: True
30. Only one receiver may give a signal for a fair catch while any legal kick is
in flight. T/F: False
31. A fair-catch signal given by a receiver in his own end zone is not a foul.
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