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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 happens to muscles without exercise or physical activity?
(a) They ache.
(b) They shrink.
(c) They stretch.
(d) They deteriorate.

2. In what city does Arnold beat Sergio Oliva in the Mr. World contest?
(a) Miami.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Atlanta.

3. What two factors are key to improvement when developing muscle groups?
(a) A positive mental attitude and muscle awareness.
(b) The condition of your weights and muscle awareness.
(c) Training hard and muscle awareness.
(d) Muscle awareness and stretching.

4. What is a critical factor for fostering motivation and correct performance with weight training?
(a) Working with a training partner.
(b) The number of repetitions you perform.
(c) Your body weight and the weights you use.
(d) The days on which you train.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what areas does Schwarzenegger say you concentrate on Mondays and Thursdays in an accelerated training program?

2. Where does Arnold work out when he settles in California?

3. What additional career is Arnold pursuing in the early 1970's?

4. In what type of sequence are accelerated exercises designed to be followed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What foods make good sources of protein, an important factor for a bodybuilder?

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

6. What muscle groups are worked on Mondays and Thursdays in a weight training program?

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

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

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

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

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