ISSA yoga Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Yoga in its true form has the goal of seeking... -
correct answer ✅True and lasting bliss.
Which of the following is one of the four paths of yoga? -
correct answer ✅Karma
Which term describes "yogic breathing?" -
correct answer ✅Pranayama
In which century did Modern asanas used in yoga arise? -
correct answer ✅19th
Who is credited with bringing yoga to America? -
correct answer ✅Yogi Swami Vivekananda
Which type of yoga is a fast-paced, intense yoga style that moves
through six strenuous pose sequences following the breath? -
correct answer ✅Ashtanga
Which type of yoga consists of a sequence of 26 asanas repeated
twice in a sauna-like room? -
correct answer ✅Bikram
,ISSA yoga Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Which type of toga is known as a power yoga? -
correct answer ✅Vinyasa
What temperature is the room heated to during a Bikram yoga
session? -
correct answer ✅105 degrees Fahrenheit
Yoga has been found to do which of the following? -
correct answer ✅Reduce mental and emotional stress
Anterior refers to which part of the body? -
correct answer ✅Front (relative to another reference point)
When a person is in the supine position, they are lying on their -
correct answer ✅Back
The spine is divided into how many sections? -
correct answer ✅5
, ISSA yoga Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
How many vertebrae make up the thoracic spine? -
correct answer ✅12
Hinge joints perform which of the following actions? -
correct answer ✅Flexion
During a movement, which muscle(s) move the joint? -
correct answer ✅Agonist
Which of the following is a movement of the scapula? -
correct answer ✅Elevation
Collapse of the medial arch can add pressure to the -
correct answer ✅Lateral side of the knee.
Students should engage which muscle group to prevent
hyperextension of the knee? -
correct answer ✅Calf muscles
Hyperextension may be present more in students who are -
correct answer ✅more flexible.
(Grade A+)
Yoga in its true form has the goal of seeking... -
correct answer ✅True and lasting bliss.
Which of the following is one of the four paths of yoga? -
correct answer ✅Karma
Which term describes "yogic breathing?" -
correct answer ✅Pranayama
In which century did Modern asanas used in yoga arise? -
correct answer ✅19th
Who is credited with bringing yoga to America? -
correct answer ✅Yogi Swami Vivekananda
Which type of yoga is a fast-paced, intense yoga style that moves
through six strenuous pose sequences following the breath? -
correct answer ✅Ashtanga
Which type of yoga consists of a sequence of 26 asanas repeated
twice in a sauna-like room? -
correct answer ✅Bikram
,ISSA yoga Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Which type of toga is known as a power yoga? -
correct answer ✅Vinyasa
What temperature is the room heated to during a Bikram yoga
session? -
correct answer ✅105 degrees Fahrenheit
Yoga has been found to do which of the following? -
correct answer ✅Reduce mental and emotional stress
Anterior refers to which part of the body? -
correct answer ✅Front (relative to another reference point)
When a person is in the supine position, they are lying on their -
correct answer ✅Back
The spine is divided into how many sections? -
correct answer ✅5
, ISSA yoga Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
How many vertebrae make up the thoracic spine? -
correct answer ✅12
Hinge joints perform which of the following actions? -
correct answer ✅Flexion
During a movement, which muscle(s) move the joint? -
correct answer ✅Agonist
Which of the following is a movement of the scapula? -
correct answer ✅Elevation
Collapse of the medial arch can add pressure to the -
correct answer ✅Lateral side of the knee.
Students should engage which muscle group to prevent
hyperextension of the knee? -
correct answer ✅Calf muscles
Hyperextension may be present more in students who are -
correct answer ✅more flexible.
