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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can an owner encourage a dog to stop barking?
(a) Ignore the dog.
(b) Yell at the dog.
(c) Lure the dog with treats.
(d) Give the dog affection.

2. What is "object play" associated with for humans?
(a) Our intelligence.
(b) Our speech ability.
(c) Our memory.
(d) Our primate heritage.

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

4. Why does McConnell advise against purchasing a dog from a puppy mill?
(a) Because it can be expensive.
(b) Because it is not as convenient.
(c) Because the dogs are abused.
(d) Because the dogs are not purebreds.

5. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis?
(a) It is the theory that a dog enjoys advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(b) It is the theory that dogs are afraid of guys who wear gold chains.
(c) It is the theory that dogs do not enjoy advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(d) It is the theory that dogs like guys who wear gold chains.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a person cocks his or her head, what does it tell the dog?

2. What is habituation?

3. When teaching a dog how to play fetch, what does McConnell recommend doing in lieu of prying a ball from a dog's mouth?

4. Why is a treat more appreciated for a reward than a pet on the head according to McConnell?

5. McConnell suggests sniffing different parts of the house, plants, books, bedsheets, in order to determine what?

(see the answer key)

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