Lesson 3 : Quiz ANSWERS

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  1. What are High Card Points and how are they allocated ?
    HCPs measure the high cards strength of a hand.
    A = 4   K = 3   Q = 2   J = 1   10 = ½

  2. What are Length Points and how are they allocated ?
    Length points reflect the value of long suits.
    The fifth, sixth and each following card in a suit is awarded one Length point.

  3. What is the defining feature of a balanced hand ?
    It has no or at the most only one doubleton (suit containing two cards)

  4. What is the defining feature of a semibalanced hand ?
    It always contains two or three doubletons, but no singleton or void.

  5. What is the defining feature of an unbalanced hand ?
    It contains at least one singleton or void (it can have a doubleton as well)

  6. Valuate the folowing hands, both in total points strength and shape.

    1. S - Q J 10 4     H - 9 4 3     C - A J 9     D - K J 3
      12½ HCP - balanced

    2. S - A Q 7 3 2     H - A 10 9     C - J 9 7 5   D - 9
      11½ HCP + 1 LP = 12½ in total - unbalanced

    3. S - A J 6 5 4 2     H - 7 6     C - K Q 3   D - A 3
      14 HCP + 2 LP = 16 in total - semibalanced

    4. S - Q 9 7     H - K 9 5 2     C - 9 5   D - A Q 3 2
      11 HCP - balanced

    5. S - Q J 3 2     H - 5     C - K J 5 2   D - A K 3 2
      14 HCP - unbalanced

    6. S - A J 9 5 3     H -     C - K 2   D - A Q J 10 3 2
      15½ HCP + 3 LP = 18½ in total - unbalanced

  7. Your Partner has opened the bidding with 1 Diamond.
    Your lowest possible bids are :
    1. 2 Clubs
    2. 2 Diamonds
    3. 1 Heart
    4. 1 Spade
    5. 1 No Trump

  8. Your Partner has opened the bidding with 1 Spade.
    Your lowest possible bids are :
    1. 2 Clubs
    2. 2 Diamonds
    3. 2 Hearts
    4. 2 Spades
    5. 1 No Trump
  9. If West is the Declarer in a contract : North makes the Opening Lead, and East is the Dummy.

  10. The contract is 3 Diamonds. Dummy arranges his cards on the table with the Diamond suit on his right hand side.

  11. The contract is 3NT. Dummy can arrange his cards on the table any way he likes, usually the suits are alternated black - red - black - red (or the other way round).

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