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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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) Ignore a dog's movement by turning your back on the dog and walking away.
(c) Anticipate a dog's movement and step in the space you do not want a dog to enter.
(d) Move at the same time as the dog by running towards the space the dog has entered.

3. What is a dog pushing the corners of her or his mouth back a sign of?
(a) Excitement and submissiveness.
(b) Excitement and aggression.
(c) Fear and aggression.
(d) Fear and submissiveness.

4. How should a person greet a new dog so as not to appear aggressive or rude?
(a) Crouch down.
(b) Hold out a hand.
(c) Step forward.
(d) Lean back.

5. What kind of dog lunges at McConnell in front of an audience in the opening chapter?
(a) A Rottweiler.
(b) A pitbull.
(c) A mastiff.
(d) A German shepherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second mistake McConnell makes with the dog who lunges at her in front of an audience?

2. What myth do humans perpetuate about dog's regard for them, according to McConnell?

3. According to McConnell, what do decades of research indicate about what almost all dogs respond to?

4. How do you teach a dog to come?

5. How can a person tell if a dog is threatening or submissive?

(see the answer key)

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