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

2. What is one freehand exercise performed to condition the abdominal?
(a) Lateral raises.
(b) Bent-leg sit-ups.
(c) Squats.
(d) Push-ups.

3. What are two exercises to build the calves in accelerated training?
(a) Leg raises and twists.
(b) Lunges and sitting calf raises.
(c) Standing calf raises and sitting calf raises.
(d) Leg raises and lunges.

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

5. What exercise with weights develops the chest muscles?
(a) Dorsal stretch.
(b) Pushups.
(c) Bench press.
(d) Lateral raise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What should the novice bodybuilder analyze when beginning bodybuilding training?

3. What place does Arnold take at the 1970 Mr. Olympia contest?

4. How many seconds of rest should you have between each accelerated training exercise set?

5. How much weight should you use when working out with weights?

Short Essay Questions

1. After his year in America, how has Arnold's role in bodybuilding shifted?

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

3. In Part Two, Chapter One, what are improvements to the body gained by weight resistance training?

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

5. What muscles are developed by the "Dips between Chairs" exercise in freehand training?

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

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

8. What are the three pairs of workout days used with accelerated progressive resistance weight training?

9. In Part One, Chapter Seven, describe the benefits received by Arnold and Joe Weider after Arnold comes to America under Weider's sponsorship.

10. In Part Two, Chapter Four, what are two key factors that lead to winning bodybuilding competitions?

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