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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is paedomorphism?
(a) The absence of adult qualities in adolescence.
(b) The retention of juvenile qualities into adulthood.
(c) The presence of adult qualities in adolescence.
(d) The release of juvenile qualities in adulthood.

2. What main difference is there between humans play fighting and dogs play fighting?
(a) Only female dogs wrestle.
(b) Both female and male humans wrestle equally.
(c) Both female and male dogs wrestle equally.
(d) Only male dogs wrestle.

3. What command should be given to curb unwanted behavior, according to McConnell?
(a) Mind.
(b) Enough.
(c) Stop.
(d) No.

4. How can an owner make themselves the object of a chase?
(a) By walking away from a dog bringing a ball back.
(b) By walking toward a dog bringing a ball back.
(c) By keeping the ball from a dog.
(d) By tossing a ball far from a dog.

5. If an owner wants to encourage movement in a dog, what should she or he do?
(a) Use short, repetitive notes.
(b) Use both short and spare notes.
(c) Use both long, repetitive notes.
(d) Use long, spare notes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it confusing for a dog when a person uses similar phrasing?

2. How do male and female humans engage in play fighting?

3. What do dogs equate loudness to?

4. Why would an owner use "pup pup pup"?

5. According to McConnell, humans are "living, breathing _____machine guns."

(see the answer key)

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