KNS Exam 1 (Quiz questions) and
answers verified to pass 2025/2026
When did we see a shift in the focus of PA Epi to leisure-time PA? - correct answer ✔1960s
In what year did the Surgeon General's report release? - correct answer ✔1996
Health related quality of life relates to what parts of health? - correct answer ✔Physical, Mental, and
Social
Normal play for children typically ensures that they meet all three recommendations for aerobic,
muscle-strengthening, and bone-strengthening PA (T/F) - correct answer ✔True
Most of the early Epi studies lacked what? - correct answer ✔Diversity, Women, Minority Populations,
Lower socio-economic status
Where does the data for Healthy People 2020 come from? - correct answer ✔National Health Interview
Survey
Dr. Paffenberger compiled what types of data for his study? - correct answer ✔Health, social, and
athletic
ACLS measures physical fitness how? - correct answer ✔Measures of cardiorespiratory fitness
Which former UT professor has been president of the ACSM? - correct answer ✔Dr. Henry Montoye
and Dr. Ed Howley
What does NIH stand for? - correct answer ✔National Institutes of Health
, In what ways did the Framingham Heart Study gather its data? - correct answer ✔Physical examination,
Surveys, Death Certificates
The Harvard Alumni Study began in 1961 with the leadership of... - correct answer ✔Dr. Ralph
Paffenberger
During what time period did exercise become recognized as an essential part of health? - correct
answer ✔The Renaissance
Dr. Jeremy Morris hypothesized that "men in physically inactive jobs suffer less coronary heart disease
than comparable men in active jobs." (T/F) - correct answer ✔False
Gymnastics was one of three classes of medical practice around 480 BC. (T/F) - correct answer ✔True
When was the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) founded? - correct answer ✔1954
Shortly after cigarette smoking, cholesterol, and high blood pressure were found to be risk factors for
heart disease, the Framingham study linked PA with reduced risk of heart disease. (T/F) - correct answer
✔True
What is considered the "grandmother" of women's health studies and is considered the longest-running
cohort study of women? - correct answer ✔Nurse's Health Study
Who is considered the "father of medicine?" - correct answer ✔Hippocrates
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main objectives of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical
Activity and Health? - correct answer ✔Increase the number of individuals meeting recommendations
answers verified to pass 2025/2026
When did we see a shift in the focus of PA Epi to leisure-time PA? - correct answer ✔1960s
In what year did the Surgeon General's report release? - correct answer ✔1996
Health related quality of life relates to what parts of health? - correct answer ✔Physical, Mental, and
Social
Normal play for children typically ensures that they meet all three recommendations for aerobic,
muscle-strengthening, and bone-strengthening PA (T/F) - correct answer ✔True
Most of the early Epi studies lacked what? - correct answer ✔Diversity, Women, Minority Populations,
Lower socio-economic status
Where does the data for Healthy People 2020 come from? - correct answer ✔National Health Interview
Survey
Dr. Paffenberger compiled what types of data for his study? - correct answer ✔Health, social, and
athletic
ACLS measures physical fitness how? - correct answer ✔Measures of cardiorespiratory fitness
Which former UT professor has been president of the ACSM? - correct answer ✔Dr. Henry Montoye
and Dr. Ed Howley
What does NIH stand for? - correct answer ✔National Institutes of Health
, In what ways did the Framingham Heart Study gather its data? - correct answer ✔Physical examination,
Surveys, Death Certificates
The Harvard Alumni Study began in 1961 with the leadership of... - correct answer ✔Dr. Ralph
Paffenberger
During what time period did exercise become recognized as an essential part of health? - correct
answer ✔The Renaissance
Dr. Jeremy Morris hypothesized that "men in physically inactive jobs suffer less coronary heart disease
than comparable men in active jobs." (T/F) - correct answer ✔False
Gymnastics was one of three classes of medical practice around 480 BC. (T/F) - correct answer ✔True
When was the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) founded? - correct answer ✔1954
Shortly after cigarette smoking, cholesterol, and high blood pressure were found to be risk factors for
heart disease, the Framingham study linked PA with reduced risk of heart disease. (T/F) - correct answer
✔True
What is considered the "grandmother" of women's health studies and is considered the longest-running
cohort study of women? - correct answer ✔Nurse's Health Study
Who is considered the "father of medicine?" - correct answer ✔Hippocrates
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main objectives of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical
Activity and Health? - correct answer ✔Increase the number of individuals meeting recommendations
