When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?

When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?
A . It can’t. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
B . When functional expectations are not well understood.
C . When the Product Owner is absent too often.
D . When the selected Product Backlog items for the Sprint become unachievable.
E . When a technical dependency cannot be resolved.

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Answer: A

Explanation:

The correct answer is A, because the Scrum Guide states that “a Sprint can be cancelled before the Sprint time-box is over. Only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel the Sprint, although he or she may do so under influence from the stakeholders, the Development Team, or the Scrum Master.” Therefore, a Development Team cannot cancel a Sprint by itself.