Developing Muscular Strength and Endurance Quiz

Example Questions From the Test

• 1What does muscular strength primarily describe?
  • The greatest force a muscle or muscle group can produce in a single effort
  • The ability to sustain repeated contractions over an extended period
  • The available range of motion around a joint
  • The speed at which the heart rate returns toward its resting level
• 14Which exercise is primarily isometric?
  • Repeatedly raising and lowering a dumbbell in a curl
  • Jumping upward from a squat position
  • Holding a wall sit without changing the knee angle
  • Alternating steps while climbing stairs
• 15During the controlled lowering phase of a biceps curl, what type of muscle action is the biceps performing?
  • Isometric, because the muscle produces no tension
  • Eccentric, because the active muscle lengthens under load
  • Concentric, because the active muscle shortens
  • Ballistic, because every lowering movement uses momentum