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  1. The maximum number of clubs a player may carry is 14. 
     True                False
 
 
  2. A ball may be declared unplayable anywhere on the golf course, including the putting green. 
     True                False
 
 
  3. When taking relief from a cart path, a player may drop on either side of the path. 
     True                False
 
 
  4. Hazards on the course include both bunkers and water hazards. 
     True                False
 
 
  5. A ball is holed when it is at rest within the circumference of the hole and any part of it is below the level of the lip of the hole. 
     True                False
 
 
  6. Information on matters such as the location of the hole on the putting green and distance during play is not advice.  
     True                False
 
 
  7. Except in a hazard, a player has addressed the ball when he has taken his stance and grounded his club. 
     True                False
 
 
  8. A player attempts a difficult shot and the ball strikes a rock that deflects the ball directly up into the air. He makes a swing at the ball in disgust. What is the ruling? 
     He has made a stroke at the ball in the air.
 He has made a stroke at the ball in the air only if he strikes the ball.
 He has not made a stroke at the ball in the air.
 
 
  9. Which is correct regarding the player cleaning his ball? 
     He may not remove cut grass adhering to the ball lying through the green.
 He may clean the ball when it has been lifted because it interferes with play.
 He may not clean the ball when lifting it from casual water.
 
 
  10. A side is "dormie" when it is as many holes up as there are holes remaining to be played. 
     True                False
 
 
  11. Which is correct regarding the marking of the position of a player’s ball? 
     He may not mark it with a tee.
 He may mark it with the toe of his putter.
 He may not mark it in front of the ball towards the hole.
 
 
  12. In stroke play, a player’s ball lies on a putting green. As he approaches the ball, the wind blows it into a nearby bunker. He replaces the ball on the putting green, holes out and tees off on the next hole. What is the ruling? 
     There is no penalty.
 There is a two stroke penalty.
 He is disqualified.
 
 
  13. If a player declares his ball which lies in a bunker unplayable, he may drop a ball within two club-lengths of where it lies, not nearer the hole but it must be dropped in the bunker. 
     True                False
 
 
  14. The line of play is the direction which a player wishes his ball to take after a stroke plus a reasonable distance on either side. 
     True                False
 
 
  15. In match play, an opponent must not attend the flagstick without the player’s authority while the player is making a stroke from through the green. 
     True                False
 
 
  16. A rub of the green occurs when a ball in motion is accidentally deflected or stopped by any outside agency. 
     True                False
 
 
  17. A player attempts a difficult shot and the ball strikes a rock that deflects the ball directly up into the air. He makes a swing at the ball in disgust. What is the ruling?  
     He has made a stroke at the ball in the air.
 He has made a stroke at the ball in the air only if he strikes the ball.
 He has not made a stroke at the ball in the air.
 
 
  18. If a ball is covered by sand in a bunker, may a clubhead be used in searching? 
     Yes                No
 
 

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