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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. Who takes up a collection to help Arnold buy a ticket to go to London for the Mr. Universe competition?
(a) Reinhart Solana, the gym owner.
(b) His father.
(c) The Best Built Man of Europe judge.
(d) Arnold pays for the ticket himself.

2. How old is Arnold when he discovers the sport of bodybuilding?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Fourteen.

3. About what does Arnold take notes during the exhibitions?
(a) Other bodybuilders.
(b) New music for his routines.
(c) His travels.
(d) Any advice from Reg Park.

4. Why is Arnold apprehensive about his match with Dennis Tinnerino?
(a) He knows Tinnerino can beat him.
(b) He doesn't like the competition judge.
(c) He feels he hasn't trained enough.
(d) He thinks the match will be close.

5. What is Arnold's response to his father about the over-training concern?
(a) He wants to lift more weight.
(b) He likes big muscles.
(c) He wants to gain weight.
(d) He wants to be the best-built man in the world and be in the movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the trophy Arnold wins at the Mr. Europe Junior competition help him?

2. What is Arnold's first competitive weightlifting goal?

3. What new type of training schedule does Arnold develop?

4. With whom does Arnold correspond after the Mr. Universe competition?

5. What title does Arnold win at this competition in 1967?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the federation judges back out of their commitment to pay Arnold's way to the Mr. Universe contest in London?

2. What are some of the criticisms leveled at Arnold by others in Graz during this teenage period of his early bodybuilding career?

3. How does Arnold console himself during his seven days in the Army jail?

4. Back in Munich, Arnold begins training with Franco Columbu, doing power lifting. How does this boost Arnold's confidence?

5. In Part One, Chapter Two, describe that the reasons that give Arnold satisfaction with bodybuilding as a choice of sport.

6. As a teenager in Graz, what first motivates Arnold to become the "best bodybuilder in the world"?

7. Why is Arnold considered a hero by the senior army officers?

8. After Arnold enters military service, he leaves his boot camp base without permission in order to compete in the Junior division of the Mr. Europe Junior contest. Describe your reaction to the risk that Arnold took.

9. List three things Arnold does to win the Mr. Universe title.

10. To what activities does Wag Bennett introduce Arnold during his trip to London?

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