Blackjack Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. What normally happens when a player splits a pair?
The cards become separate hands, supported by an additional wager equal to the original
One card is discarded and the remaining card starts a new hand
Both cards stay together, but the hand's value is halved
The player receives one replacement hand with no additional wager
2. You are dealt a pair of 8s against a dealer 10. What does basic strategy call for under the stated rules?
Stand on 16
Split the 8s
Hit without splitting
Double the original 16
3. Your hand is ace-7, a soft 18, and the dealer shows 9. What is the basic-strategy choice?
Stand because every 18 should stand
Hit
Split the ace and 7
Double down
4. What normally happens to your main wager when your hand and the dealer's hand finish with the same total?
The dealer wins the wager
You win an even-money payout
The result is a push and your wager is returned
The same hand is played again
5. The dealer has an ace and a 6 under a rule requiring the dealer to stand on soft 17. What must the dealer do?
Hit because every ace-led hand must draw
Draw only if the player has 18 or more
Count the ace as 1 and hit a hard 7
Stand because the hand is a soft 17
6. You hold a hard 16 made from a 10 and a 6 against a dealer 10. With surrender unavailable, what is the basic-strategy play?
Double down
Stand
Hit
Treat the cards as a pair and split
7. What normally happens after a player doubles down?
The wager is increased by the original amount, one more card is dealt, and the hand then stands
The wager is increased by the original amount, and the player may keep taking cards
The two original cards become separate hands with equal wagers
Half the wager is returned, and the hand ends without another card
8. You hold a hard 9 against a dealer 2. What is the basic-strategy action under the stated rules?
Double down
Hit
Stand
Split the cards even if their ranks differ
9. You hold a pair of 5s against a dealer 6. What is the basic-strategy play?
Split the 5s into two hands
Stand on 10
Hit without doubling
Double down on the hard 10
10. When the dealer shows an ace, what must occur for an insurance wager to win?
Your first two cards must form a pair
Your own hand must finish at exactly 21
The dealer must draw and then bust
The dealer's hole card must be ten-valued, completing blackjack
11. Which hand is a natural blackjack?
Any combination of cards totaling 21
Two ten-valued cards as the first two cards
Three cards totaling 21
An ace plus a ten-valued card as the first two cards
12. You have a hard 11 against a dealer 6. Which play does basic strategy favor?
Double down
Hit without increasing the wager
Stand
Split the two cards regardless of their ranks
13. Why does basic strategy generally advise against taking insurance?
The wager has an unfavorable expected return unless the remaining cards are unusually rich in ten-valued cards
Insurance causes the player's main hand to be forfeited
Insurance pays only when both player and dealer have blackjack
The wager is unavailable whenever the dealer shows an ace
14. Your first two cards are ace-2, giving you soft 13, and the dealer shows 5. What does basic strategy recommend?
Stand
Hit without doubling
Double down
Split the ace and 2
15. Your hand contains an ace, a 7, and a 9. What is its playable total?
16
17
18
27
16. You are dealt two 10s against a dealer 6. Which decision follows basic strategy?
Split because the dealer has a weak upcard
Double down to increase the wager
Stand on 20
Hit in pursuit of 21