Question 1. Which new fabric turned chubby males into " hunks"?
1. "cloque"
2. lastex
3. denim
4. polyester
Question 2. Men's early swimsuits were remarkably similar looking to:
1. his underwear
2. bathing gown
3. Malliot
4. a sack
Question 3. By the 1880's, men's swimsuits were:
1. an assortment of queerly shaped rubber tubes
2. kept traditionally close to skivvies
3. consisted of the fashionable trunks known today
4. were non-existent
Question 4. The controversy with the Board of Alderman in Zion City was over:
1. whether or not men could wear swim trunks out of the water
2. whether men could swim with women openly on the beach
3. a new ruling that that required the men's swimming trunks to extend below the knees
4. the absurdity of men's new style of swim wear
Question 5. The "Topper" style swimsuit was popular during the 1930's because it:
1. had little hole on the side to act as vents
2. offered the option to go bare-chested by providing a detachable top
3. contained elastic to provide more breathing room
4. glowed in the dark
Question 6. Men were arrested for indecent exposure during the 1930's for exposing their chest.
1. True
2. False
Question 7. In 1936, topless men were banned from:
1. Long Beach, California
2.Orlando, Florida
3. New York City
4. Atlantic City, New Jersey
Question 8. "Jockey Bathing Trunks" first appeared in:
1. U.S.
2. France
3. England
4. Italy
Question 9. What gave men's suits more respectability in its evolution?
1. simulated fly, some sort of buckle effect
2. longer sleeves
3. thicker fabric
4. attached coat to prevent exposure
Question 10. The Olympic swimmer Johnny Weismuller's suggestions for improving the swimsuit included:
1. extra low-cut arm holes on tank tops, natural waist, extra full seat
2. louder colors
3. new g-string cut
4. zippers on the sides

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Question 1: Question 2:
Question 3: Question 4:
Question 5: Question 6:
Question 7: Question 8:
Question 9: Question 10:
Your score isout of 10.
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