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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the #2 preference prospective owners base their decision to adopt or buy a dog?
(a) Worth.
(b) Looks.
(c) Personality.
(d) Sex.

2. What are the corners of a dog's mouth called?
(a) Closurres.
(b) Ceassures.
(c) Cissurres.
(d) Commissures.

3. According to McConnell, why is there aggression in a social hierarchy?
(a) Because there is constant flux in every group.
(b) Because there are dogs fighting for dominance.
(c) Because the leader has to fight to remain dominant.
(d) Because all dogs are aggressive.

4. What are high pitched sounds NOT used for?
(a) Cheerfulness.
(b) Positivity.
(c) Authority.
(d) Encouragement.

5. Besides giving a dog a command to wait at the door, what else does McConnell suggest an owner do?
(a) Clap your hands.
(b) Hold the dog.
(c) Use a body block.
(d) Say No.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McConnell believe about how the majority of prospective owners base their decision to adopt or buy a dog on?

2. Whose nostrils can move independently from their face?

3. What is a dog pushing the corners of her or his mouth back a sign of?

4. What example does McConnell provide that is an analogous to leaving a pack?

5. What kind of animal behaviorist is Patricia McConnell?

(see the answer key)

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