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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 day-to-day goals are beneficial in bodybuilding?
(a) Warm-ups and cool downs.
(b) Measurement and repetition or weight increases.
(c) Minimum exercises times and days.
(d) Weight decreases and alternating routines.

2. What is the only exercise method that develops the body in an even, uniform manner?
(a) Stretching and strengthening.
(b) Progressive weight resistance.
(c) Alternate weight resistance.
(d) Jogging and lifting.

3. On what day in your weight training program can you correct weak points in your physique, according to Arnold?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

4. What helps you keep from becoming muscle bound?
(a) Stretching.
(b) Massage.
(c) Working out more.
(d) Swimming after your weight workout.

5. In what type of sequence are accelerated exercises designed to be followed?
(a) A strength training sequence.
(b) A natural sequence.
(c) A physical sequence.
(d) A patterned sequence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before a full meal should one exercise?

2. What type of exercises do not require gym equipment?

3. How does the "pairs of days" program foster reaching the maximum size and retention of shape and definition for bodybuilders?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when a bodybuilder becomes muscle bound?

8. List at least three rules to follow once one begins training in a weight training gym.

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

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

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