Yoga Practice Exam

Twisting sequences

Stretches

None of the above

All of the above

Hatha

Ashtanga

Bikram

Power yoga

Asanas

Namaste

Vinvasa

None of the above

Turn off the cell phone

Ask people to raise their hands if they are new to class

Both A and B

None of the above

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

True

False

Hatha

Ashtanga

Bikram

Power yoga

Increases the angle at a joint

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Elevates a body part

The body’s ability to exert force against an object

Amount of force against resistance

Muscle that carries the primary work load

The muscle that plays the supportive role

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Practice Exam

1. To balance out the spine, which sequences should follow backbending ?

2. Which Yoga style uses a heated studio up to 105 degrees?

3. What is the name for the technique that allows students to flow from one pose to the next in yoga?

4. What are some common rules for class etiquette?

5. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into top and bottom?

6. Most people recognize power yoga because of the sequence known as sun salutation.

7. Which Yoga style is considered ideally suited for intermediate to advanced students?

8. Which describes the joint movement of the flexor muscles?

9. Which is best described as a muscle agonist?

10. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into left and right?