Name __________________________________ Date ______________ Class
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Multiple Choice: Place the letter of the best answer in the space provided.
______ 1. Which body type is characterized by a large, soft, bulging body and a pear-shaped appearance?
A. ectomorph
B. endomorph
C. mesomorph
D. somatotype
______ 2. Which body type is characterized by a solid, muscular, and large-boned physique?
A. ectomorph
B. endomorph
C. mesomorph
D. somatotype
______ 3. Which body type is characterized by a slender body and slight build?
A. ectomorph
B. endomorph
C. mesomorph
D. somatotype
______ 4. The part of the body made up of muscles, bones, ligaments, and tendons is called
A. body composition
B. body fat
C. ideal body weight
D. lean body mass
______ 5. Height and weight charts can be misleading because
A. they are established for people over 20 years of age
B. they do not tell you how much of your weight is lean body mass and how much is body fat
C. weight scales are not accurate for all people
D. all of the above
______ 6. Overweight means
A. exceeding desirable body weight by 10 percent
B. having an excessive amount of body fat
C. having more body fat than you should have
D. the same as obese
______ 7. Ideal body weight is best described as
A. how much you should weigh based on your age and height
B. how much you should weigh if you have an appropriate percentage of body fat
C. how much you should weigh when you become an adult
D. the weight of your lean body mass and body fat
8. The most accurate method of determining the percentage of body fat is
A. electrical impedance
B. measurement of body circumferences

C. skinfold measurements
D. underwater weighing
______ 9. The method to measure body fat requiring the use of calipers is
A. electrical impedance
B. measurement of body circumferences
C. skinfold measurements
D. underwater weighing
______ 10.
Because of today’s lifestyles, American youth are
A. fatter than they have been in the past 30 years
B. in excellent physical condition
C. more active than in past years
D. smaller than they have been in the past 30 years
______ 11. Which health hazard is related to excessive body fat?
A. heart disease
B. high blood pressure
C. surgical risk
D. all of the above
______ 12. People who develop extra fat cells early in life will
A. always be overweight
B. easily lose fat later in life
C. have more difficulty with weight control
D. have to consume fewer calories
______ 13. Creeping obesity is best described as
A. developing extra fat cells
B. gaining fat very slowly over a period of years
C. middle-age spread
D. all of the above
______ 14. How many calories is each pound of body weight equivalent to?
A. 2,500
B. 3,000
C. 3,500
D. 4,000
______ 15. The most effective way of achieving permanent weight loss is by
A. increasing calories burned
B. reducing calories consumed
C. a combination of A and B
D. taking steroids
______ 16. Which activity would contribute least to weight loss?
A. golf
B. jogging
C. soccer
D. wrestling
______ 17. The advantage of the combined diet and exercise method for permanent weight control is
A. that neither food reduction nor the increase in exercise needs to be as severe as if either were practiced alone

B. that weight loss is mostly fat, not lean tissue
C. the improvement of the health-related components of fitness
D. all of the above
______ 18. In a weight loss program, it is recommended that you lose no more than
A. 1 to 2 pounds per week
B. 3 to 4 pounds per week
C. 5 to 6 pounds per week
D. 7 to 8 pounds per week
______ 19. An eating disorder in which the individual eats too much food, then gets rid of it by inducing vomiting, using laxatives, or exercising very strenuously is called
A. anorexia nervosa
B. bulimia
C. gluttony
D. obesity
______ 20. Which statement about weight control is true?
A. Exercise will increase appetite.
B. Exercise will not help weight control.
C. Selected exercises will help remove fat from particular areas of the body.
D. None of the above are true.
1. B 11. D
2. C 12. C
3. A 13. B
4. D 14. C
5. B 15. C
6. A 16. A
7. B 17. D
8. D 18. A
9. C 19. B
10. A 20. D
1. B 11. D
2. C 12. C
3. A 13. B
4. D 14. C
5. B 15. C
6. A 16. A
7. B 17. D
8. D 18. A

9. C 19. B
10. A 20. D