Volleyball-Practice Quiz
**PLEASE NOTE** This quiz contains only multiple choice and true or false
questions. The test you take in class may have other types of questions on it as
well (i.e. matching, situations or short answer type questions, etc).
1.) Who was volleyball invented by?
a. James Naismith
b. Michael Jordan
c. William Morgan
d. Sidney Crosby
2.) The purpose of volleyball is to put the ball into the __________ court such that it falls to the
_________ or cannot be returned over the net.
a. oppoenets, sky
b. opponents, floor
c. back, floor
d. back, opponents side
3.) Volleyball was invented as an alternative to the game of ____________.
a. basketball
b. badminton
c. tennis
4.) Any player may “catch” the ball to prevent it from hitting the ground.
a. true
b. false
5.) In volleyball, the rally point scoring method is used.
a. true
b. false
6.) If a ball is incorrectly returned or not returned at all, it is called an “out”.
a. true
b. false
7.) A game is won when a team has scored _____ points:
a. 12
b. 24
c. 15
d. 25
8.) A team must win a set by at least a ___ point advantage.
a. 1
b. 5
c. 2
d. 10
9.) A deciding set in a game is played to _____ points.
a. 15
b. 25
c. 20
d. 8
10. ) A block is counted as part of the maximum number of hits allowed per side..
a. true
b. false
11. ) What happens after a fault is committed?
a. nothing
b. the play goes on
c. the ball is put back into play where the foul was committed
d. a point for the non-offending team
Answers: 1.c, 2.b, 3.a, 4.b, 5.a, 6.b, 7.d, 8.c, 9.a, 10.b, 11.d, 12.d, 13.a, 14.a, 15.b, 16.b, 17.c, 18.a, 19.d, 20.c
12.) Which of the following situations is NOT a fault?
a. a player who touches the net
b. a held ball
c. a player who steps over the centre line
d. a ball that touches the net, but still goes over
13.) A ball may touch __________ of the body.
a. any part
b. only the hands
c. only the arms
d. none of the above
14.) A player who blocks a ball is allowed to have a second simultaneous hit.
a. true
b. false
15.) A ball landing on the boundary line is considered “out”.
a. true
b. false
16.) Players rotate in a _______ fashion when they receive a serve.
a. counter clockwise
b. clockwise
c. circular
17.) An “ace” occurs when:
a. a serve goes out
b. a team scores a point
c. when the ball is served to the other team and no one touches it
18.) What is a “sideout”?
a. when the team that served the ball makes a mistake, causing the ball to go to the other team
b. after a long rally, the serving team wins the point
c. the server serves the ball out of bounds
d. after a serve, the receiving team hits the ball out of bounds
19.) What is it called when a player make a save from a very difficult spike?
a. kill
b. free ball
c. stuff
d. dig
20.) What is it called when a player blocks a spike, send the ball back at the player who spiked it?
a. kill
b. free ball
c. stuff
d. dig
Answers: 1.c, 2.b, 3.a, 4.b, 5.a, 6.b, 7.d, 8.c, 9.a, 10.b, 11.d, 12.d, 13.a, 14.a, 15.b, 16.b, 17.c, 18.a, 19.d, 20.c