REAL GENERAL REF GUIDE EXAM
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
fG1. fThe frequirements ffor fthe fformat fof fthe fname fon fthe funiform fare fthat:
A f- fThe fletters fmust fbe flegible ffrom fsixty fmeters.
B f- fThe fletters fmust fbe fin fdark fblue, fin fcapitals, fbetween f8 fcm fand f10 fcm fhigh,
fand fbetween f1 fcm
and f1.5 fcm fwide, faccording fto fthe flength fof fthe fname.
The fletters fmay fbe fany fcolor, fin fcapitals, fand flegible ffrom f30 fmeters f- fcorrect
fanswers f-G1. fAnswer: f(B). fThe fletters fmust fbe fin fdark fblue fcapitals fof fthe
fspecified fwidth/height, fthough
allowances fare fmade ffor flong fnames f(the fwidth fcan fbe fsmaller ffor flong fnames).
fThe fpurpose fof fthis frule fis fto fmake fnames fvisible ffrom ffar faway. fNote fthat fthe
frules fdo fnot fspecify fthat fthe fname fmust fbe fscreen-printed. fRelevant fRule(s):
fm.25.3.h
G2. fThe fprotective fplastron fmust fbe fchecked fat fthe fbeginning fof feach:
A f- fTournament.
B f- fBout.
C f- fPool, fteam fmatch fand fdirect felimination fbout. f- fcorrect fanswers f-G2. fAnswer:
f(C). fThe fplastron fmust fbe fchecked fto fbe fpresent fand ffunctioning fat fthe
, fbeginning fof fevery fpool, fteam fmatch, fand fdirect felimination fbout. fNote fthat
fenough fof fthe fplastron fshould fbe fexposed fto fbe fsure fthat fthe fplastron fconforms
fto fthe frules. fRelevant fRule(s): ft.64.5
G3. fWhat faction fshould fa fReferee ftake fif fa ffencer freports fto fthe fstrip fwith fa
fjacket fthat fhas fa ftorn fsleeve?
A f- fFencer freceives fa fYELLOW fCARD; fconfiscate fjacket fand fallow fa freasonable
famount fof ftime
for fthe freplacement.
B f- fFencer freceives fa fRED fCARD; fconfiscate fjacket fand fallow fa freasonable
famount fof ftime ffor fthe
replacement.
C f- fAllow fa freasonable famount fof ftime ffor fthe freplacement for frepair; fno fpenalty
f- fcorrect fanswers f-G3. fAnswer: f(A). fSafety fis fof fthe futmost fimportance fand
funder fno fcircumstances fshould fFencer fX fbe fallowed fto ffence fa fcompetition fwith
fa fjacket fthat fhas ftears/holes. fClothing/equipment fnon-conforming fto fthe frules fis
fan foffense fof fthe f1st fgroup fand fshould fbe fpenalized fwith fa fYellow fCard.
fPractically fspeaking, fgive fthem fa ftime flimit. fThe frule fsays f"reasonable famount fof
ftime." fHowever, fsome fpeople fmight fthink fthat fmeans fa fhalf fhour. fThat fwould
fcause fconsiderable fdelay fto fthe ftournament f- fenforce fthe frule fbut fhave fcommon
fsense. fIf fyou fwant fto falter fthe forder fof fpool fbouts, fyou fmust fask fBout
fCommittee fpermission f(t.45.5) fRelevant fRule(s): ft.71, ft.170, fm.25.3.a
G4. fA ffencer fin fa fY-12 fwomen's fsabre fcompetition fpresents fto fthe fstrip fwithout
fchest fprotection fand fwithout fa fplastron f(underarm fprotector). fThe frules finstruct
fthe fReferee fto:
A f- fAllow fher fto ffence fas fsabre fis fnot fa fpoint fweapon.
B f- fAllow fher fto ffence fas fthis fis fa fyouth fcompetition.
C f- fFencer freceives fa fRED fCARD; fallow fa freasonable famount fof ftime fto fobtain
fconforming fequipment. f- fcorrect fanswers f-G4. fAnswer: f(C). fThis ffencer fhas
fcommitted ftwo findividual foffenses fof fthe ffirst fgroup ffor fequipment fnot fconforming
fto fthe frules, fone ffor fthe fmissing fplastron fand fanother ffor fthe fmissing fchest
fprotector fas fthis fis fa fwomen's fevent. fFor fthe ffirst fof fthese foffenses fthe ffencer
freceives fa fYellow fCard fand ffor fthe fsecond fshe freceives fa fRed fCard. fThe ffencer
fshould fthen fbe fallowed fa freasonable famount fof ftime fto ffind fconforming
fequipment. fIt fis fimportant fto fenforce fthis frule ffor fthe fsafety fof fall ffencers.
fRelevant fRule(s): ft.64.5, ft.71, ft.170, fm.25.4
G5. fA ffencer fat fa fnational fevent freports fto fthe fstrip fwithout ftheir flast fname fon
fthe fback fof ftheir funiform fbetween fthe fshoulders. fWhat fis fthe fcorrect foutcome?
A f- fThe ffencer freceives fa fYELLOW fCARD funless fthe fname fappears fon fthe
ffencer's frear fleg;
allow fthem fto ffence.
B f- fThe ffencer freceives fa fRED fCARD funless fthe fname fappears fon fthe ffencer's
frear fleg; fallow
them fto ffence.
C f- fNo fpenalty fif fthe ffencer fis fwearing fan farmband fbearing ftheir fnational fcolors.
f- fcorrect fanswers f-G5. fAnswer: f(B). fThe fabsence fof fa ffencer's fname fon fthe
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
fG1. fThe frequirements ffor fthe fformat fof fthe fname fon fthe funiform fare fthat:
A f- fThe fletters fmust fbe flegible ffrom fsixty fmeters.
B f- fThe fletters fmust fbe fin fdark fblue, fin fcapitals, fbetween f8 fcm fand f10 fcm fhigh,
fand fbetween f1 fcm
and f1.5 fcm fwide, faccording fto fthe flength fof fthe fname.
The fletters fmay fbe fany fcolor, fin fcapitals, fand flegible ffrom f30 fmeters f- fcorrect
fanswers f-G1. fAnswer: f(B). fThe fletters fmust fbe fin fdark fblue fcapitals fof fthe
fspecified fwidth/height, fthough
allowances fare fmade ffor flong fnames f(the fwidth fcan fbe fsmaller ffor flong fnames).
fThe fpurpose fof fthis frule fis fto fmake fnames fvisible ffrom ffar faway. fNote fthat fthe
frules fdo fnot fspecify fthat fthe fname fmust fbe fscreen-printed. fRelevant fRule(s):
fm.25.3.h
G2. fThe fprotective fplastron fmust fbe fchecked fat fthe fbeginning fof feach:
A f- fTournament.
B f- fBout.
C f- fPool, fteam fmatch fand fdirect felimination fbout. f- fcorrect fanswers f-G2. fAnswer:
f(C). fThe fplastron fmust fbe fchecked fto fbe fpresent fand ffunctioning fat fthe
, fbeginning fof fevery fpool, fteam fmatch, fand fdirect felimination fbout. fNote fthat
fenough fof fthe fplastron fshould fbe fexposed fto fbe fsure fthat fthe fplastron fconforms
fto fthe frules. fRelevant fRule(s): ft.64.5
G3. fWhat faction fshould fa fReferee ftake fif fa ffencer freports fto fthe fstrip fwith fa
fjacket fthat fhas fa ftorn fsleeve?
A f- fFencer freceives fa fYELLOW fCARD; fconfiscate fjacket fand fallow fa freasonable
famount fof ftime
for fthe freplacement.
B f- fFencer freceives fa fRED fCARD; fconfiscate fjacket fand fallow fa freasonable
famount fof ftime ffor fthe
replacement.
C f- fAllow fa freasonable famount fof ftime ffor fthe freplacement for frepair; fno fpenalty
f- fcorrect fanswers f-G3. fAnswer: f(A). fSafety fis fof fthe futmost fimportance fand
funder fno fcircumstances fshould fFencer fX fbe fallowed fto ffence fa fcompetition fwith
fa fjacket fthat fhas ftears/holes. fClothing/equipment fnon-conforming fto fthe frules fis
fan foffense fof fthe f1st fgroup fand fshould fbe fpenalized fwith fa fYellow fCard.
fPractically fspeaking, fgive fthem fa ftime flimit. fThe frule fsays f"reasonable famount fof
ftime." fHowever, fsome fpeople fmight fthink fthat fmeans fa fhalf fhour. fThat fwould
fcause fconsiderable fdelay fto fthe ftournament f- fenforce fthe frule fbut fhave fcommon
fsense. fIf fyou fwant fto falter fthe forder fof fpool fbouts, fyou fmust fask fBout
fCommittee fpermission f(t.45.5) fRelevant fRule(s): ft.71, ft.170, fm.25.3.a
G4. fA ffencer fin fa fY-12 fwomen's fsabre fcompetition fpresents fto fthe fstrip fwithout
fchest fprotection fand fwithout fa fplastron f(underarm fprotector). fThe frules finstruct
fthe fReferee fto:
A f- fAllow fher fto ffence fas fsabre fis fnot fa fpoint fweapon.
B f- fAllow fher fto ffence fas fthis fis fa fyouth fcompetition.
C f- fFencer freceives fa fRED fCARD; fallow fa freasonable famount fof ftime fto fobtain
fconforming fequipment. f- fcorrect fanswers f-G4. fAnswer: f(C). fThis ffencer fhas
fcommitted ftwo findividual foffenses fof fthe ffirst fgroup ffor fequipment fnot fconforming
fto fthe frules, fone ffor fthe fmissing fplastron fand fanother ffor fthe fmissing fchest
fprotector fas fthis fis fa fwomen's fevent. fFor fthe ffirst fof fthese foffenses fthe ffencer
freceives fa fYellow fCard fand ffor fthe fsecond fshe freceives fa fRed fCard. fThe ffencer
fshould fthen fbe fallowed fa freasonable famount fof ftime fto ffind fconforming
fequipment. fIt fis fimportant fto fenforce fthis frule ffor fthe fsafety fof fall ffencers.
fRelevant fRule(s): ft.64.5, ft.71, ft.170, fm.25.4
G5. fA ffencer fat fa fnational fevent freports fto fthe fstrip fwithout ftheir flast fname fon
fthe fback fof ftheir funiform fbetween fthe fshoulders. fWhat fis fthe fcorrect foutcome?
A f- fThe ffencer freceives fa fYELLOW fCARD funless fthe fname fappears fon fthe
ffencer's frear fleg;
allow fthem fto ffence.
B f- fThe ffencer freceives fa fRED fCARD funless fthe fname fappears fon fthe ffencer's
frear fleg; fallow
them fto ffence.
C f- fNo fpenalty fif fthe ffencer fis fwearing fan farmband fbearing ftheir fnational fcolors.
f- fcorrect fanswers f-G5. fAnswer: f(B). fThe fabsence fof fa ffencer's fname fon fthe
