Final answer:
According to the board game rules, there are 25 playing pieces in the deck, game pieces must be moved from the HOME circle to the GOAL circle to win, the maximum number of players is five, and the player who shuffles the pack of cards does not get to go first.
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the board game rules, the correct statements are:
- There are 25 playing pieces in the deck.
- Game pieces must be moved from the HOME circle to the GOAL circle to win.
- The maximum number of players is five.
- The player who shuffles the pack of cards does not get to go first, the winner of the previous game goes first in the next game.
The correct answer to the student's schoolwork question based on the board game rules provided is that the maximum number of players is five. This is because there are 25 playing pieces with 5 different colors, and each player chooses a color and places the pieces of that color on the matching HOME circle.
The option that states the player who shuffles the pack of cards gets to go first is incorrect; rather, the winner of one game goes first in the next. There is no mention that there are 25 playing cards in the deck. Also, the statement that game pieces must be moved to a circle to win might be misleading, as they need to be moved to the "GOAL" of the same color, not just any circle.
Therefore, the only correct answer according to the rules provided is (c) the maximum number of players is five.