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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Studies prove that who can tell that a shirt has been worn by a man or woman?
(a) Humans.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Primates.

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

3. How many forms of play does McConnell recommend?
(a) Endless.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Six.

4. According to McConnell, what do decades of research indicate about what almost all dogs respond to?
(a) That almost all dogs respond to aural stimuli.
(b) That almost all dogs respond to visual stimuli.
(c) That almost all dogs respond to physical stimuli.
(d) That almost all dogs respond to gustation stimuli.

5. For primates and dogs, what is looking away a method of?
(a) Addressing contact or conflict.
(b) Allowing contact or conflict.
(c) Avoiding contact or conflict.
(d) Advancing contact or conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do dogs equate loudness to?

2. What should an owner do who wants to avoid a dog from crawling into her or his lap?

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

4. What ingrained behavior is considered affectionate for humans but rude for dogs and should be avoided?

5. What is paedomorphism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What myth do humans perpetuate about how dogs respond to them, and what does it signify?

2. What point does McConnell make in relating her experience with the aggressive mastiff?

3. What is habituation and why does it present a challenge for trainers?

4. What is a little known fact about our sense of smell, and what does it indicate about how humans live in the world?

5. What are commissures, and why are they important?

6. What advice does McConnell offer in terms of how humans monitor their speech?

7. How does an owner temper a body block and why is it important?

8. How should an owner house train her or his dog?

9. Why does McConnell recommend that a dog owner wear a hat around the house, and what is her larger point?

10. What is the one difference between humans and primates that also presents a challenge when it comes to dog training?

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