FENCING REFEREE GENERAL RULES
|2025ACTUAL TESTS A AND B (2
VERSIONS) EACH EXAM CONTAINS 50
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
GENERAL RULE FENCING REFEREE
EXAM LATEST (NEW!!)
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? - ✔✔give x red
card
During the action, a spectator is loudly cheering for Fencer X. What should the
Referee do? - ✔✔(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? - ✔✔(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? -
✔✔(B) Y holds ground except if it would cause X to be placed behind X's end
line; no penalty
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, When the referee gives the command "On guard" in foil or saber, how may a
fencer hold their weapon? - ✔✔(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 _____. - ✔✔(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? - ✔✔(A) Annul the touch made
by Fencer Y. Y receives a YELLOW CARD.
Which female fencers are required to wear chest protection? - ✔✔(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? - ✔✔(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
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|2025ACTUAL TESTS A AND B (2
VERSIONS) EACH EXAM CONTAINS 50
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
GENERAL RULE FENCING REFEREE
EXAM LATEST (NEW!!)
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? - ✔✔give x red
card
During the action, a spectator is loudly cheering for Fencer X. What should the
Referee do? - ✔✔(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? - ✔✔(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? -
✔✔(B) Y holds ground except if it would cause X to be placed behind X's end
line; no penalty
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, When the referee gives the command "On guard" in foil or saber, how may a
fencer hold their weapon? - ✔✔(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 _____. - ✔✔(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? - ✔✔(A) Annul the touch made
by Fencer Y. Y receives a YELLOW CARD.
Which female fencers are required to wear chest protection? - ✔✔(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? - ✔✔(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
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