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    This document contains a 30 question multiple choice quiz about basketball. The questions cover topics like positions on offense and defense, scoring rules, fouls, strategies like zone defense, and key details about the history and invention of basketball by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891. The quiz tests knowledge of core basketball terminology, rules, strategies and history.

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    This document contains a 30 question multiple choice quiz about basketball. The questions cover topics like positions on offense and defense, scoring rules, fouls, strategies like zone defense, and key details about the history and invention of basketball by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891. The quiz tests knowledge of core basketball terminology, rules, strategies and history.

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    MULTIPLECHOICE
    1. The team that has possession of the basketball is on                                .
    a. defense c. offense
    b. foul d. holding
    2.Which player is usually the best dribbler on the team?
    a. Small forward
    b. Center
    c. Point guard
    d. Power forward
    e. Shooting guard
    3.A free throw is worth how many points?
    a. 2 c. 4
    b. 3 d. 1
    4.In what city and state was the game of basketball created?
    a. Brooklyn, NY
    b. Springfield, Massachusetts
    c. Los Angeles, California
    d. West Virginia, Virginia
    5.What year was basketball invented?
    a. 1851 c.1891
    b. 1976 d.2011
    6.What is the penalty for committing a violation?
    a. 2 free throws are awarded
    b. A coach is assessed a technical foul
    c. The player is given a technical foul
    d. The other team gains possession of the ball
    7.What was the first object used as a hoop?
    a. Buckets c.Peach basket
    b. Garbage can d. Metal hoops
    8.Which of the following terms are used to classify personal fouls in a basketball game?
    a. Charging
    b. Blocking
    c. Holding
    d. All of the above
    9.When a team gains possession of the ball, how many seconds do they have to put up a shot?
    a. 8 seconds c. 24 seconds
    b. 15 seconds d. No time limit
    10.How many points is a basket worth if shot from inside of the 3-point line or further?
    a. 1 c. 3
    b. 2 d. 4
    11.How many players are on the basketball court on a team?
    a. 3 c. 5
    b. 4 d. 6
    12. The                                attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring a basket.
    a. Substitution c. Defense
    b. Offense d. Refs
    13. Which shot has the highest percentage of going in the basket?
    a. 3 point shot c. half-court
    b. lay-up d. free throw
    14. The recovery of a basketball shot that bounces off a rim
    a. box out c. dribble
    b. dribble d. foul
    15.What is a foul?
    a. To push someone
    b. To kick or slap someone
    c. To trip someone
    d. All of the above
    16. Who controls the offense?
    a. Center c. Forward
    b. Shooting guard d. Point guard
    17.The defensive strategy where everyone guards an area instead of a player is called
    a. man-to-man
    b. offense
    c. zone
    d. pivoting
    18.A defense strategy where everyone guards an area instead of a player...
    a. man-to-man
    b. offense
    c. zone defense
    d. pivoting
    19.The number of players in a basketball match is...
    a. 11 v 11
    b. 12 v 12
    c. 7 v 7
    d. 5 v 5
    20.A shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
    is:
    a. Dunk
    b. Jump shot
    c. Lay-up
    d. 3-pointer
    21.Impeding the progress of an opponent by extending one or both arms horizontally is called?
    a. Charging
    b. Blocking
    c. Holding
    d. Screening
    22.Walking with the ball is called what?
    a. Defense
    b. Offense
    c. Traveling
    d. Pivot
    23.Who invented the game of basketball?
    a. Dixie Croes
    b. Adison Kaz
    c. James Naismith
    d. Jordon P. Olswald
    24.Basketball was created by a man named
    a. Jon Quincy.
    b. Brad Johnson.
    c. Homer Basketball.
    d. James Naismith.
    25.Who is considered to be the greatest basketball player ever?
    a. Wilt Chamberlain
    b. Larry Bird
    c. Michael Jordan
    d. Kobe Bryant
    26.                              , a pass to a teammate that results in a made basket.
    a. Assist c. Defense
    b. Rebound d. Chest Pass
    27.Which was the first ball used in basketball?
    a. Football c. Soccerball
    b. Basketball d.Volleyball
    28.When is the best time to go into a full court press?
    a. when you are winning
    b. when you are loosing
    c. after your team makes a shot
    d. after your team misses a shot
    29.Which of the following is not a key word in the acronym for BEEF?
    a. Ball c. Elbow
    b. Eyes d. Follow Through
    30.When is the best time to go into a full court press?
    a. when you are winning
    b. when you are loosing
    c. after your team makes a shot
    d. after your team misses a shot

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