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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 should anyone over age 25 have before beginning a weight lifting program?
(a) New equipment.
(b) A vitamin regimen.
(c) More carbohydrates.
(d) A general medical checkup.

2. It is important to pay attention to what muscle problem when one first starts training?
(a) Soreness.
(b) Itching.
(c) Cramping.
(d) Twitching.

3. How many months of free weight training are a prerequisite to a progressive resistance weight training program for most people?
(a) Three to five months.
(b) Three to four months.
(c) Four to six months.
(d) One to four months.

4. On what areas does Schwarzenegger say you concentrate on Mondays and Thursdays in an accelerated training program?
(a) Back, chest, and shoulders.
(b) Back, legs, and waist.
(c) Legs, arms, and waist.
(d) Abdominals, arms, and waist.

5. What exercise is performed on a bench with a padded lever bar at one end?
(a) Calf lifts.
(b) Extensions.
(c) Lateral raise.
(d) Bench press.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Arnold beat in the 1970 NABBA Mr. Universe contest in London?

2. The amount of weight in a training program is not as important as is what other element?

3. From what foods do the highest quality proteins originate?

4. What is exhaled each time resistance is experienced?

5. What ensures a high energy level for a workout?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are two activities that you should perform prior to a weightlifting workout?

7. What are several important factors to consider when developing the muscle groups?

8. What are the goals of accelerated progressive resistance weight training?

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

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

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