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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Can dogs sniff out land mines and cancer?
(a) Only during certain months.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Only when a dog has matured.

2. According to McConnell, how are dogs like humans when it comes to social hierarchy?
(a) Because a dog can fit into multiple categories.
(b) Because a dog always wants to be with other dogs in the same category.
(c) Because a dog always wants to be in the highest category.
(d) Because a dog stays in its own category.

3. What three behaviors do dogs consider highly rude?
(a) Closeness, face-to-face contact, and direct eye contact.
(b) Distance, face-to-face contact, and direct eye contact.
(c) Distance, no face-to-face contact, and no direct eye contact.
(d) Closeness, no face-to-face contact, and no direct eye contact.

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

5. Who are the betas in a social hierarchy?
(a) They are the status seekers who wish to improve their position.
(b) They are the followers who were once leaders.
(c) The are the followers who are content with their position.
(d) They are the leaders who wish to give up their position.

Short Answer Questions

1. When first training a dog to play fetch, what should an owner do?

2. According to McConnell, what is the best word to use to encourage a dog's silence?

3. Besides chimps, who are our closest primate relatives?

4. In a dog-to-dog relationship, what is NOT a sign of submissiveness?

5. What is the vomero-nasal organ on a dog?

(see the answer key)

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