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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. With whom does Arnold correspond after the Mr. Universe competition?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Franco Columbu.
(d) Reg Park.

2. What is the audience reaction to the use of "Exodus" during Arnold's routine?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Enthusiasm.
(d) Disdain.

3. Why does Arnold build a gym at home?
(a) He prefers being at home.
(b) He doesn't want to travel eight miles to the gym.
(c) His father permits him to go to the gym only three nights a week.
(d) He has better equipment.

4. Why does Arnold escalate his training to six workouts a week?
(a) To body sculpt.
(b) To avoid going to church.
(c) To prove to his father he can do it.
(d) To become like Reg Park.

5. What type of coach encourages Arnold to visit the gym in Graz?
(a) Cricket coach.
(b) Volleyball coach.
(c) Soccer coach.
(d) Polo coach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Arnold win in London in 1968?

2. Why does Arnold have to find different lodging arrangements in Munich?

3. What is the measure of Arnold's arms when he is only twenty years old?

4. After putting music in his routines with Wag Bennett, with whom does Arnold become a training partner in Europe?

5. How many other Mr. Universe contests are sponsored by other bodybuilding federations?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One, Chapter Six, why is Arnold feeling depressed regarding his parents' perception of his achievement?

2. What are some of the criticisms leveled at Arnold by others in Graz during this teenage period of his early bodybuilding career?

3. How does Arnold become the protégé of the bodybuilders in the gym in Graz when he is fifteen years old?

4. What does Arnold decide to change once he begins training in America?

5. After Arnold enters military service, he leaves his boot camp base without permission in order to compete in the Junior division of the Mr. Europe Junior contest. Describe your reaction to the risk that Arnold took.

6. Why is Arnold concerned about an upcoming event with Dennis Tinnerino?

7. As a teenager in Graz, what first motivates Arnold to become the "best bodybuilder in the world"?

8. What does Arnold decide to do with his mind during the period when he trains with Franco Columbu?

9. How does Arnold become addicted to bodybuilding as a sport?

10. In Part One, Chapter Five, what does Arnold promise himself never to do again?

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