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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 type of exercises do not require gym equipment?
(a) Strengthening exercises.
(b) Floor exercises.
(c) Freehand exercises.
(d) Stretches.

2. Why is it important to have a day of rest between each progressive resistance workout?
(a) It takes 48 hours for muscles and joints to recuperate.
(b) To keep your weights from wearing out.
(c) It takes 36 hours for muscles and joints to recuperate.
(d) To share the gym with your training partner.

3. What ensures a high energy level for a workout?
(a) Eating nothing before beginning.
(b) Eating something one hour before beginning.
(c) Eating something two hours before beginning.
(d) Having a snack.

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

5. How should one begin training while letting the mind anticipate more exercise?
(a) With alternating routines and days.
(b) Start with a relatively easy program.
(c) With easy equipment.
(d) At full speed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Arnold manage to maintain his relationship with Weider?

2. What body part muscle groups do you work on with weight training on Mondays in Schwarzenegger's plan?

3. How is weight training used in other sports addition to the sport of bodybuilding?

4. How many months of free weight training are a prerequisite to a progressive resistance weight training program for most people?

5. What exercise with weights develops the chest muscles?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are two general health improvements gained by bodybuilding?

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

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

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

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

7. Why is soreness such an important sign when one is performing weight resistance training?

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

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

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

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