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Git Quiz

By · Reviewed & last updated · Part of Git Tutorial

Eight quick questions on git fundamentals and recovery.

Sample questions

EXAMPLE
# Git quiz

1) Fast-forward merge keeps:
   a) a merge commit
   b) a linear history when the target branch has no new commits
   c) deleted files only
   d) tags only

2) git pull = ?
   a) git fetch + git rebase
   b) git fetch + git merge (or rebase if configured)
   c) git status
   d) git push

3) git rebase changes:
   a) the remote
   b) local commit SHAs (you are rewriting history)
   c) nothing
   d) the working tree only

4) git reflog stores:
   a) commit messages
   b) every HEAD move locally for ~90 days - your safety net
   c) remote logs
   d) author dates

5) HEAD is:
   a) the latest commit on main
   b) a pointer to the current branch (or commit if detached)
   c) the staging area
   d) the working tree

6) The safest way to share history rewrites:
   a) force-push without warning
   b) avoid - rewrite only your own unpushed work; or coordinate + use --force-with-lease
   c) reset the remote
   d) clone fresh

7) git stash + git stash pop is for:
   a) backups
   b) parking uncommitted work, returning to it later
   c) rebasing
   d) merging

8) git bisect:
   a) cleans up branches
   b) binary-searches commits to find a regression
   c) signs commits
   d) creates a tag

Answers: 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b.

Why it matters

Bisect for regressions and reflog for mistakes are the two safety nets you almost never use - until the day you do. Internalise the rest until the daily commands run from muscle memory.

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