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This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of Scrum at the Foundational Level. This is the level generally needed to function as part of a Scrum Team. It is a pre-requisite for most Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Scrum Product Owner courses.

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Question 1 of 27

1. Question
Scrum is known to be well aligned with the values and principles of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. There are many ways to describe this alignment. Drag the statements below to their matching place in the table.
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- Allows Scrum to be responsive to change
- Allows Scrum to deliver working software frequently
- Allows Scrum to embrace customer collaboration
- Allows Scrum to create the best architectures, requirements and design
- Allows Scrum to have the Scrum Team reflect on how to become more effective
- Product Backlog
- Sprint
- Sprint Review
- Self-Organizing Scrum Team
- Sprint Retrospective
Correct / 5 Points

Incorrect / 5 Points
Question 2 of 27

2. Question
The Scrum Guide has a specific definition of Scrum and its purpose. Which set of words will fill in the blanks in the following definition:

Scrum is a __________ framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate ________ through adaptive solutions for _________ problems.
- heavyweight, results, complicated
- lightweight, plans, easy
- lightweight, value, complex
- simple, income, common
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Question 3 of 27

3. Question
Which five of the following are Scrum Values?
- Integrity
- Focus
- Respect
- Honor
- Commitment
- Acceptance
- Courage
- Faith
- Openness
Correct / 5 Points

Incorrect / 5 Points
Question 4 of 27

4. Question
What best defines empirical process control?
- Empirically determining the ratio of good requirements to bad requirements
- Constantly changing priorities
- Using knowledge, experience and observation to make decisions
- Creating a plan at the start and executing to that plan
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Question 5 of 27

5. Question
Which three of the following are the pillars of empirical process control?
- Adaptation
- Production
- Transparency
- Inspection
- Execution
- Investing
Correct / 3 Points

Incorrect / 3 Points
Question 6 of 27

6. Question
How does product planning in an empirical environment differ from traditional fixed planning?
- There is no difference
- The empirical environment uses a Project Manager to drive the product planning
- A fixed planning environment allows for better risk reduction
- Product planning in an empirical environment will be done constantly as new information emerges
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Question 7 of 27

7. Question
Which of the following is likely to occur if a team decides not to use the Sprint Review event?
- The team would rapidly improve
- The increment would not be inspected by stakeholders which would lead to a lack of adaptation of the product backlog
- The team would use the extra time to get ideas from Facebook
- Each increment would ship directly to production
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Question 8 of 27

8. Question
Which of these is the most likely result if a team doesn’t create a “done” increment during sprints?
- Team velocity would increase because they could rely on QA for all the testing at the end.
- The work completed by the team would meet all performance and production standards.
- The team would not always have work that was known to be completed and "done." This could lead to quality issues.
- Key stakeholders will be pleased because they can see the true progress the team is making every sprint.
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Question 9 of 27

9. Question
Agile and Scrum are iterative and incremental. Which two of the following are benefits of this approach?
- The end result is usually delivered exactly as designed on day 1.
- Quality is high because all the bugs are found in final QA before release.
- Risk is reduced as each increment is inspected and the product backlog is adapted.
- Predictability increases because each increment is a true reflection of the state of the product.
- Prototypes are easier to get into production.
Correct / 2 Points

Incorrect / 2 Points
Question 10 of 27

10. Question
Read carefully through the paragraph below, and decide which of the options A-D is correct.

People on a Scrum Team interact with each other to deliver the Increment within a Sprint. The Product Owner and Developers interact to craft a Sprint Backlog during Sprint Planning. The ScrumMaster and Developers interact primarily to argue about the Daily Scrum. The ScrumMaster interacts with the Product Owner by helping them understand better techniques to use for Product Backlog creation and maintenance. The entire Scrum Team interacts at the Sprint Retrospective to find ways to improve in future Sprints.
- Product Owners and Developers should not be interacting as described
- The ScrumMaster and Developer interaction is not described correctly
- Product Owners should never be at the Sprint Retrospective
- ScrumMasters can't help Product Owners because they are two separate accountabilities in Scrum
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Question 11 of 27

11. Question
Which of the following is the best definition of a cross-functional Scrum Team?
- The members have all the skills necessary to create value each Sprint
- Each member of the team has the skills necessary to complete any of the backlog items in each Sprint
- The Product Owner understands all of the functions of the work
- The ScrumMaster ensures each team member crosses functional boundaries to expand their skill set
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Question 12 of 27

12. Question
Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits of a cross-functional, self-managing team?
- Chooses how best to accomplish their work without needing outside direction
- Can rely on the Project Manager to assign work to the team
- Has all the skills necessary to create an Increment without going outside the team
- Can decide who does what, when and how
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Question 13 of 27

13. Question
Which three of the following are distinct benefits of using timeboxes?
- People will always show up on time
- Encourages the efficient use of time
- Sets common expectations
- Allows everyone a vote
- Creates a known end-point people can plan around
Correct / 3 Points

Incorrect / 3 Points
Question 14 of 27

14. Question
Which of the following is not a Scrum event?
- Backlog Analysis
- Sprint Review
- Sprint
- Sprint Planning
- Sprint Retrospective
- Daily Scrum
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Question 15 of 27

15. Question
What is the purpose of the Sprint event?
- To give ScrumMasters the opportunity to tell the team how to perform better
- To allow inspection and adaptation toward a Product Goal.
- To give the Scrum Team an opportunity to rest
- To help Project Managers do their job
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Question 16 of 27

16. Question
What is the purpose of the Sprint Planning event?
- To give the Product Owner an opportunity to change everything
- To inspect and adapt the way the Scrum Team performs its work
- To allow the ScrumMaster to coach the team in development practices
- To create a Sprint Backlog
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Question 17 of 27

17. Question
What is the purpose of the Daily Scrum event?
- To give ScrumMasters the opportunity to tell the team the work they need to do for the day
- To give Product Owners the opportunity to tell the team about changes to the Sprint Backlog
- To inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary
- To give Project Managers insight into the inner workings of the team on a day to day basis
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Question 18 of 27

18. Question
What is the purpose of the Sprint Review event?
- To inspect the outcome of the Sprint and determine future adaptations
- To modify the Sprint Backlog
- To give the Developers an opportunity to rest while the Product Owner wows the key stakeholders
- To give the ScrumMaster a chance to help the team improve their technical practices
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Question 19 of 27

19. Question
What is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective event?
- To give Product Owners the opportunity to tell the team how to modify the Sprint Backlog
- To allow inspection and adaptation toward a Product Goal.
- To plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness
- To give the Scrum Team an opportunity to demonstrate functionality for key stakeholders
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Question 20 of 27

20. Question
Match each role below to a Scrum Event where they are a key to the event. Each role can only be used once!
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- Product Owner
- Developers
- Key Stakeholders
- ScrumMaster
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
Correct / 4 Points

Incorrect / 4 Points
Question 21 of 27

21. Question
Put the Scrum events in the order they normally would happen in a Sprint.
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Retrospective
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Correct / 4 Points

Incorrect / 4 Points
Question 22 of 27

22. Question
Each event in Scrum has a maximum timebox associated with it. Match the event to the maximum timebox.
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- Sprint
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
- A calendar month
- 8 hours
- 15 minutes
- 4 hours
- 3 hours
Correct / 5 Points

Incorrect / 5 Points
Question 23 of 27

23. Question
Which of the following are artifacts in Scrum?
- Product Backlog
- Risk Register
- Work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Sprint Backlog
- Burndown chart
- Increment
Correct / 3 Points

Incorrect / 3 Points
Question 24 of 27

24. Question
Pick the best description for the Definition of “Done”:
- It creates a shared understanding of what it means for work to be complete. Work that does not meet the Definition of "Done" cannot be shown at the Sprint Review and must be returned to the Product Backlog. It is expected to become more stringent as a Scrum Team becomes more mature.
- It describes what is necessary for a product to be released. It is negotiated by the Developers and the DevSecOps team. It must allow for efficient releases to a production environment.
- It creates a shared understanding of what it means for work to be complete. It is taken from one of the templates at DefinitionOfDone.org.
- It describes what the Scrum Team needs from other groups to finish their work. It allows the Scrum Team to cut scope when other groups can't deliver on dependencies.
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Question 25 of 27

25. Question
Why should a team dedicate time to Product Backlog Refinement?
- It gives the ScrumMaster an opportunity to help the team correct their use of Scrum
- It allows the Product Owner to identify weak Developers
- It exposes dependencies and associated risks, while also setting future Sprints up for success
- It allows the Product Owner and ScrumMaster to determine what should be in the next Sprint
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Question 26 of 27

26. Question
Which three of the following activities IS NOT part of Product Backlog Refinement?
- Adding details to Product Backlog Items
- Adding Product Backlog Items to the current Sprint Backlog
- Splitting Product Backlog Items
- Identifying dependencies
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Question 27 of 27

27. Question
Match up the 2017 and 2020 Scrum Guide concepts below
Sort elements
- What and How
- What, How and Why
- ScrumMaster, Product Owner, Development Team are roles
- ScrumMaster, Product Owner, Developers are accountabilities
- Development Team of 3-9 people
- Scrum Team typically 10 or fewer people
- 2017 Scrum Guide (Sprint Planning)
- 2020 Scrum Guide (Sprint Planning)
- 2017 Scrum Guide (Scrum Team)
- 2020 Scrum Guide (Scrum Team)
- 2017 Scrum Guide (team size)
- 2020 Scrum Guide (team size)
Correct / 6 Points

Incorrect / 6 Points

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