Scrum promotes self-management by empowering the Scrum Team to take ownership of their work and processes. The best three answers are:
A). By having the Scrum Master protect the Scrum Team: The Scrum Master plays a key role in shielding the team from external distractions and impediments, allowing the team to focus on self-management and delivering value.
B). By the Scrum Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint: During Sprint Planning, the Scrum Team collaboratively selects and commits to the work they can accomplish within the Sprint, fostering self- organization and decision-making.
C). By being a lightweight framework: Scrum ' s simplicity and minimal structure provide the team with the flexibility to adapt and manage their work, encouraging self-management without imposing rigid controls.

The correct answer is B, because the Product Owner does not make sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders. The Scrum Guide states that "the number of items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint is solely up to the Development Team. Only the Development Team can assess what it can accomplish over the upcoming Sprint." Therefore, the Development Team is responsible for choosing the scope of work for a Sprint.

According to the Nexus Guide 2 , which is a framework for scaling Scrum, one way to form multiple Development Teams from a large group of people is to ask them to self-organize into teams based on dependencies, skills, domain knowledge, and personal preferences. This approach respects the autonomy and empowerment of the Developers and allows them to choose how they want to work together.
References: Nexus Guide

The correct answer is D because the Scrum Master participates in the Sprint Retrospective as a member of the Scrum Team and facilitates the event when needed. According to the Scrum Guide, the Sprint Retrospective exists so the Scrum Team can inspect how the last Sprint went regarding individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and their Definition of Done, and then identify improvements to increase quality and effectiveness. The Scrum Master helps ensure that Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox. That includes helping the team use the Retrospective effectively.
Option A is incorrect because the Scrum Master is not merely a note-taker or scribe. Option B is incorrect because the Sprint Retrospective is for the Scrum Team, not a management reporting session. Option C is incorrect because action items are not "prioritized" by the Scrum Master alone; improvements are identified collaboratively by the Scrum Team.
The Scrum Master's role is to support meaningful reflection, encourage openness, and help the team turn insights into practical improvements within the Scrum framework.

According to the Scrum Guide, a high-performance Scrum Team does not run a Release Sprint, as this is not a Scrum event. A Release Sprint is a term used to describe a Sprint that is dedicated to finalizing the product for release, such as fixing bugs, polishing features, or integrating components. This is contrary to the Scrum principle of delivering a potentially releasable Increment at the end of each Sprint, regardless of whether it is actually released or not. Therefore, the answer is false.