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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many languages do the animal handlers McConnell researches use?
(a) 104.
(b) 202.
(c) 16.
(d) 37.

2. When a person cocks his or her head, what does it tell the dog?
(a) I am submissive toward you.
(b) I am a threat to you.
(c) I am no threat to you.
(d) I am dominant over you.

3. How can a person tell if a dog is threatening or submissive?
(a) A threatening dog barks, a submissive dog does not.
(b) A threatening dog leans forward, a submissive dog leans back.
(c) A threatening dog runs forward, a submissive dog runs back.
(d) A threatening dog will lunge, a submissive dog will not.

4. What does a person who wants to block have to do?
(a) Move after the dog has moved and lunge after the dog with your arms.
(b) Move at the same time as the dog by running towards the space the dog has entered.
(c) Ignore a dog's movement by turning your back on the dog and walking away.
(d) Anticipate a dog's movement and step in the space you do not want a dog to enter.

5. According to McConnell what is a great way for rewarding a dog that stays?
(a) Talking nicely to the dog.
(b) Giving the dog a treat.
(c) Letting the dog run free.
(d) Petting the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to McConnell, both humans and dogs are ______and_______.

2. According to McConnell, what is the best word to use to encourage a dog's silence?

3. How do you teach a dog to come?

4. What have scientists observed as the one crucial difference between primates and humans?

5. What is one way humans can teach dogs to see them as familiar and not a stranger?

(see the answer key)

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