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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After how many months of freehand exercise can you safely enter a weight training gym?
(a) One to four months.
(b) Two to six months.
(c) Two to three months.
(d) One to three months.

2. What is important about the clothing you wear when you work out?
(a) It should be loose.
(b) It should be cotton.
(c) It should conform to the colors of your gym.
(d) It should be tight fitting.

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

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

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

6. What helps you keep from becoming muscle bound?
(a) Stretching.
(b) Massage.
(c) Swimming after your weight workout.
(d) Working out more.

7. What type of exercises do not require gym equipment?
(a) Freehand exercises.
(b) Stretches.
(c) Floor exercises.
(d) Strengthening exercises.

8. How long before a full meal should one exercise?
(a) One hour before a full meal.
(b) One should not exercise before a full meal.
(c) Two hours before a full meal.
(d) 30 minutes before a full meal.

9. In what city does Arnold beat Sergio Oliva in the Mr. World contest?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Columbus.

10. How should one begin training while letting the mind anticipate more exercise?
(a) With easy equipment.
(b) Start with a relatively easy program.
(c) At full speed.
(d) With alternating routines and days.

11. What day-to-day goals are beneficial in bodybuilding?
(a) Warm-ups and cool downs.
(b) Measurement and repetition or weight increases.
(c) Minimum exercises times and days.
(d) Weight decreases and alternating routines.

12. How many seconds of rest should you have between each accelerated training exercise set?
(a) 10-20.
(b) 30-45.
(c) 15-25.
(d) 20-30.

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

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

15. How does Arnold manage to maintain his relationship with Weider?
(a) By not maintaining a business relationship with him.
(b) By doing everything Weider says.
(c) By separating business and friendship.
(d) By paying Weider back for the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what freehand exercise do you touch the floor only with the chest, hands, and feet?

2. In what type of sequence are accelerated exercises designed to be followed?

3. In addition to a warm, kind-hearted friend, what other personality trait does Joe Wider display?

4. Why is it important to have a day of rest between each progressive resistance workout?

5. What is an ideal time at which to work out?

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