Scrum Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. What is the Scrum Master primarily accountable for?
Managing the project schedule and reporting deviations to senior leadership
Accepting or rejecting each Increment before stakeholders can inspect it
Establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide and improving the Scrum Team’s effectiveness
Choosing the technical approach Developers must use during the Sprint
2. Which statement best describes Scrum?
A performance system used to compare the productivity of individual team members
A detailed project method that prescribes every task, role, and technical practice
A software development lifecycle intended mainly for projects with fixed requirements
A lightweight framework that helps people generate value through adaptive solutions to complex problems
3. Which responsibility belongs to the Developers on a Scrum Team?
Creating a plan for the Sprint and adapting it each day toward the Sprint Goal
Canceling a Sprint when its business value declines
Serving as the sole communication channel between stakeholders and the team
Setting the Product Goal without input from the Product Owner
4. What does the Sprint Backlog contain?
Every Product Backlog item expected to be completed before the Product Goal is achieved
Only the tasks assigned to individual Developers during Sprint Planning
A fixed contract of scope that cannot change after the Sprint begins
The Sprint Goal, selected Product Backlog items, and an actionable delivery plan
5. Halfway through a Sprint, market conditions make the Sprint Goal obsolete. Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint?
The most senior stakeholder
The Scrum Master
The Developers by majority vote
The Product Owner
6. At a Sprint Review, stakeholders identify an important new market need. What should happen next?
Developers must add it directly to the current Sprint Backlog before the review ends
The Scrum Master decides whether it replaces the existing Product Goal
The request must wait until the current Product Goal is completed, because the Product Backlog cannot change
The Product Backlog may be adapted based on the discussion, with the Product Owner remaining accountable for its management
7. A team has completed a Sprint and wants to inspect the outcome with key stakeholders, discuss environmental changes, and consider what to do next. Which event should provide this opportunity?
Sprint Review
Daily Scrum
Sprint Planning
Sprint Retrospective
8. A Product Backlog item is nearly complete at the end of the Sprint but does not meet the Definition of Done. How should it be treated?
Do not count it as part of the Increment; return it to the Product Backlog for future consideration
Present it as completed at the Sprint Review but prevent its release
Automatically move it into the next Sprint without further Product Backlog consideration
Count it as part of the Increment if the Product Owner accepts the remaining defects
9. During a Sprint, Developers learn that some selected work needs to change. The Sprint Goal is still valuable. What is the most Scrum-consistent response?
Ask the Scrum Master to replace the Sprint Goal with a new one
Keep the original scope unchanged because the Sprint Backlog is fixed at Sprint Planning
Collaborate with the Product Owner to clarify and renegotiate scope without endangering the Sprint Goal
Cancel the Sprint and begin another whenever any selected work changes
10. Which commitment provides a formal description of the state an Increment must reach to meet required quality measures?
The Product Goal
The Sprint Goal
The Definition of Done
The acceptance plan
11. Several Scrum Teams are working together on the same product. Which arrangement best supports Scrum?
They share the same Product Goal, Product Backlog, and Product Owner
Each team appoints its own Product Owner, with a committee resolving priority conflicts
Each team maintains a separate Product Goal so it can optimize its own output
They combine all Developers into one team, regardless of team size or coordination needs
12. Developers want a brief daily opportunity to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adjust their plan. Which event serves this purpose?
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
Daily Scrum
Product Backlog refinement
13. What is the Product Owner accountable for?
Assigning daily tasks to Developers and approving completed work
Maximizing product value through effective Product Backlog management
Facilitating every Scrum event and resolving all technical obstacles
Authorizing changes to the Sprint Backlog on behalf of stakeholders
14. Which commitment is associated with the Product Backlog?
The Sprint Goal
The Product Goal
The Definition of Done
The release plan
15. After a difficult Sprint, the Scrum Team wants to examine how its interactions, processes, tools, and Definition of Done affected its work. Which event is designed for this?
Sprint Planning
Sprint Retrospective
Sprint Review
Product Backlog refinement
16. The Scrum Master cannot attend a Daily Scrum. What should happen?
Postpone the event because the Scrum Master must facilitate it
The Developers hold the Daily Scrum and inspect their progress toward the Sprint Goal
The Product Owner runs the event and assigns work for the day
Replace the event with individual written status reports to the Scrum Master