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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arnold provide Joe Weider in exchange for a car, apartment, and weekly salary?
(a) New poses.
(b) A new gym.
(c) A ticket home.
(d) His training methods and the rights to use Arnold's photographs in his magazine.

2. What preparation should you do before you begin a progressive resistance workout?
(a) A warm-up using light weights and fewer repetitions.
(b) A warm-up using heavy weights and fewer repetitions.
(c) Eat a good meal.
(d) Check your equipment.

3. After the Mr. World competition, what services does Arnold offer to bodybuilders?
(a) Mail order training, seminars, and promotion.
(b) Personal training.
(c) Marketing.
(d) Equipment sales and service.

4. How many months of free weight training are a prerequisite to a progressive resistance weight training program for most people?
(a) Three to five months.
(b) Three to four months.
(c) Four to six months.
(d) One to four months.

5. What exercise is performed on a bench with a padded lever bar at one end?
(a) Extensions.
(b) Bench press.
(c) Lateral raise.
(d) Calf lifts.

6. In addition to the arms, triceps, biceps, and waist, what other two areas does the Wednesday and Saturday accelerated program target?
(a) Back and legs.
(b) Calves and forearms.
(c) Forearms and back.
(d) Calves and back.

7. What creates muscle awareness during weight training?
(a) Memorizing the soreness after each specific exercise.
(b) Taking pictures of the muscles.
(c) Studying anatomy.
(d) Measuring the muscles.

8. What place does Arnold take at the 1970 Mr. Olympia contest?
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Second.
(d) Third.

9. What is essential to use when one begins performing any type of bodybuilding training?
(a) The body.
(b) Equipment.
(c) The mind.
(d) Vitamins.

10. What is one important factor that should be considered when choosing a gym for progressive resistance weight training?
(a) The availability of trainers.
(b) The location.
(c) The availability of heavy-duty equipment and proper ventilation.
(d) The number of members.

11. To what problem can sport-specific training lead?
(a) Lactic acid buildup.
(b) Overuse of muscles.
(c) Calf injuries.
(d) Imbalances in muscles and physique.

12. How much of a rest period should you have between sets in weight training?
(a) 30 seconds.
(b) One minute.
(c) Ten seconds.
(d) Fifteen seconds.

13. Who does Arnold learn is competing in the 1970 Mr. Olympia contest?
(a) Joe Weider.
(b) Sergio Oliva.
(c) Franco Columbu.
(d) Reg Park.

14. What body part muscle groups do you work on with weight training on Mondays in Schwarzenegger's plan?
(a) Back, legs, and chest.
(b) Abdomen, back and legs.
(c) Legs, chest, abdomen.
(d) Legs, chest and back.

15. How does the "pairs of days" program foster reaching the maximum size and retention of shape and definition for bodybuilders?
(a) Different weights are used on varying days.
(b) Exercises are grouped by body section.
(c) Pairs of days are variable.
(d) Exercises are arranged in pairs of days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a freehand exercise routine, what can provide resistance in addition to free weights?

2. The amount of weight in a training program is not as important as is what other element?

3. What exercise with weights develops the chest muscles?

4. In California, what type of lessons does Arnold take to improve his posing?

5. What should anyone over age 25 have before beginning a weight lifting program?

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