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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When first training a dog to play fetch, what should an owner do?
(a) Throw a ball a few feet away.
(b) Give the ball with a hand.
(c) Kick the ball to the dog.
(d) Throw a ball far away.

2. Why can play fighting become dangerous?
(a) Because dogs won't stop.
(b) Because dogs feel threatened.
(c) Because dogs use their mouths.
(d) Because dogs are stronger.

3. If a parent play fights with a dog, how will the dog play fight with a child?
(a) With more energy.
(b) With less energy.
(c) With the same amount of energy.
(d) It depends.

4. Why is it confusing for a dog when a person uses similar phrasing?
(a) Because these phrases sound aggressive to a dog.
(b) Because these phrases sound completely different to a dog.
(c) Because these phrases sound completely alike to a dog.
(d) Because these phrases sound submissive to a dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are low pitched sounds used for?

2. Why does commanding "down" for a dog to lie down and "down" for a dog to get off the couch confusing?

3. According to McConnell, how are dogs like children when it comes to getting what they want?

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

5. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use rapid sounds for what purpose?

(see the answer key)

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