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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical behaviors in a dog are NOT important?
(a) Mouth and eyes.
(b) Leaning forward and back.
(c) Breathing rate.
(d) Sitting and standing.

2. What should an owner do who wants to avoid a dog from crawling into her or his lap?
(a) Do a doogie play bow and look at the dog purposefully.
(b) Get up from the seat and walk away purposefully.
(c) Move to the side and turn toward the dog purposefully.
(d) Do a torso body block and turn your head away purposefully.

3. How can a person tell if a dog is threatening or submissive?
(a) A threatening dog barks, a submissive dog does not.
(b) A threatening dog will lunge, a submissive dog will not.
(c) A threatening dog runs forward, a submissive dog runs back.
(d) A threatening dog leans forward, a submissive dog leans back.

4. How do you teach a dog to come?
(a) Turn away from the dog, call "Come", throw a treat, and clap once.
(b) Turn away from the dog, call "Come," walk in the opposite direction, and clap once.
(c) Turn toward the dog, call "Come", walk in the same direction, and whistle once.
(d) Turn toward the dog, call "Come", throw a treat, and whistle once.

5. What kind of dog lunges at McConnell in front of an audience in the opening chapter?
(a) A Rottweiler.
(b) A mastiff.
(c) A German shepherd.
(d) A pitbull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal behaviorist is Patricia McConnell?

2. When a dog's corners of the mouth are forward, what is it a sign of?

3. What are high pitched sounds NOT used for?

4. How should a person greet a new dog so as not to appear aggressive or rude?

5. What are the corners of a dog's mouth called?

(see the answer key)

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