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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. How many basic exercises are designed for each major muscle group in a progressive resistance workout?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

2. What should the novice bodybuilder analyze when beginning bodybuilding training?
(a) A vitamin regimen.
(b) His or her muscle development objectives.
(c) The gym.
(d) The equipment.

3. What is the worst mistake an individual can make with regard to progressive resistance weight training?
(a) To use old weights.
(b) To use the wrong size weights.
(c) To do too much too quickly.
(d) To alternate weights on different days.

4. What body parts should be developed equally in a bodybuilding training program?
(a) The arms and legs.
(b) The brain and head.
(c) Upper body, lower body, and abdominal area.
(d) The torso and trunk.

5. How can limitations in body type be overcome with respect to bodybuilding?
(a) The power of the mind.
(b) New equipment.
(c) The right vitamins.
(d) More intense training.

Short Answer Questions

1. What factors have influenced the rapid evolution of bodybuilding in the 1970's?

2. What health improvement occurs with a bodybuilding exercise program?

3. What freehand exercise requires a chinning bar?

4. After how many months of freehand exercise can you safely enter a weight training gym?

5. On what day in your weight training program can you correct weak points in your physique, according to Arnold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foods make good sources of protein, an important factor for a bodybuilder?

2. What are four of the basic ten progressive resistance weight training exercises?

3. In Part Two, Chapter Three, what are three considerations when selecting a gym?

4. Describe two considerations when choosing the amount of weight with which to train in accelerated progressive resistance weight training.

5. In weightlifting, what process takes forty-eight hours to accomplish?

6. In what two contests does Arnold compete in one night in New York?

7. In Part Two, Chapter Two, describe two characteristics of freehand exercises.

8. What muscle groups are worked on Mondays and Thursdays in a weight training program?

9. What two purposes are served by chin-ups behind the neck and rowing with the bar?

10. In Part Two, Chapter Five, what factors does Arnold say are influencing the rapid evolution of bodybuilding?

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