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Yoga Postures

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Upward






2. Cobra Pose






3. Limb






4. Angle






5. Extended Side Angle Pose






6. Raised - Extended Stretch Hands






7. One legged King Pigeon Pose






8. Child






9. Four-Footed Tabletop Pose






10. Half Spinal Twist Pose - Half Lord of the Fishes Pose






11. Root or foundation






12. Fish






13. Powerful - fierce.






14. Plow pose






15. Peacock






16. Downward Facing Dog






17. Eagle's Pose






18. Upward






19. Seated Forward Bend - Intense westward (back of the body) stretch






20. Four limbs; a push-up position a few inches off the ground.






21. 'Lord of the Dancer's Pose'; Dancer's Pose






22. Lying Spinal Twist






23. 3 Limb and Face over one Foot






24. 'Dedicated to Marichi' with leg bent upward - upper body twist - and arms wrapped around bent leg with arms bound






25. Tree






26. The side - flank; lateral.






27. Inverted






28. Fish Pose






29. Eagle's Pose






30. Happy Baby Pose






31. One of the vital airs which move in the sphere of the lower abdomen.






32. Lying Spinal Twist






33. 3 Limb and Face over one foot forward fold






34. Crow/Crane Pose






35. Chair Pose






36. Happiness






37. Boat






38. Same/ Equal; Upright






39. Root or foundation






40. Lotus Pose






41. Low Lunge Posture






42. Low Lunge Posture






43. Staff: Refers to Spine - the central 'staff' or support of the body






44. Camel Pose






45. Reclining hand-to-toe pose






46. Upward Bow / Wheel Pose






47. Supported Shoulder Stand






48. Inverted Staff Pose - Inverted Stick Pose






49. All






50. Angle