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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gives Arnold satisfaction with the sport of bodybuilding?
(a) Proving his father wrong.
(b) Impressing the girls.
(c) Discipline, individualism, and the integrity of the sport.
(d) Fancy equipment.

2. What physical characteristic about Arnold is ideal for competition?
(a) His muscle mass.
(b) His music choices.
(c) His determination.
(d) His physique.

3. Why does Arnold take a risk to leave the Army base?
(a) He misses his family.
(b) He wants to train more.
(c) He is invited to compete in the junior division of the Mr. Europe contest.
(d) He hates the Army.

4. What is Arnold's job in the Army?
(a) He is an athletic trainer.
(b) He is a drill sergeant.
(c) He is a tank driver.
(d) He works at a desk.

5. What type of invitations does Arnold receive when he returns to Munich after the Mr. Universe contest in London?
(a) The Mr. and Mrs. Universe competition.
(b) To endorse a health club.
(c) Exhibition events.
(d) To purchase another gym.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stimulates Arnold's enormous drive for success?

2. Why do the senior officers make Arnold a hero?

3. Why does Arnold give up weightlifting?

4. What is Arnold's next goal upon his return to Munich?

5. What does hearing applause at the competition make Arnold's father realize?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Arnold become addicted to bodybuilding as a sport?

2. Despite creating his own separate body training routines, careful attention to meals between training sessions, and goals to win two more upcoming competitions, Arnold has feelings of inadequacy. Why do you think this is so?

3. Describe two ways in which Reg Park has a positive influence on Arnold.

4. What makes Arnold's parents change their minds about his choice of career?

5. Why does Arnold find it difficult to learn the things he had planned to during the Mr. Universe contest?

6. What does Arnold decide to do with his mind during the period when he trains with Franco Columbu?

7. Describe three things that Arnold learns after taking second place at Mr. Universe.

8. What does Arnold decide to change once he begins training in America?

9. In Part One, Chapter Five, what does Arnold promise himself never to do again?

10. As a young teenage bodybuilder in Graz, what activities does Arnold undertake to learn more about the sport of bodybuilding?

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