Yoga Practice Exam

True

False

Hatha

Ashtanga

Bikram

Power yoga

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

The weather

The time of day

The experience you want to create

All of the above

Keep an eye on all participants

Focus on your own moves and the students will figure it out

Plan each session ahead of time

A and C only

Asanas

Namaste

Vinvasa

None of the above

Asanas

Namaste

Vinvasa

None of the above

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

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

Practice Exam

1. Muscular endurance refers to the amount of force that can be generated against resistance.

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

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

4. What factors may affect your sequencing for each class?

5. Which of these are important principles in helping you as a teacher?

6. What is the name for the poses in yoga?

7. What is the common term used in yoga to recognize the light that exists in each person?

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

9. Which is best described as a muscle agonist?

10. What is the role of an agonist muscle?