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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does McConnell respond to the dog when it lunges at her in front of an audience?
(a) She yells at the dog.
(b) She retreats from the dog.
(c) She kicks the dog.
(d) She pets the dog.

2. McConnell suggests sniffing different parts of the house, plants, books, bedsheets, in order to determine what?
(a) If a dog has been there.
(b) If another person has been there.
(c) If they are clean.
(d) If there are distinct odors.

3. What three behaviors do dogs consider highly rude?
(a) Distance, face-to-face contact, and direct eye contact.
(b) Distance, no face-to-face contact, and no direct eye contact.
(c) Closeness, no face-to-face contact, and no direct eye contact.
(d) Closeness, face-to-face contact, and direct eye contact.

4. How do you teach a dog to come?
(a) Turn away from the dog, call "Come," walk in the opposite direction, and clap once.
(b) Turn toward the dog, call "Come", walk in the same direction, and whistle once.
(c) Turn toward the dog, call "Come", throw a treat, and whistle once.
(d) Turn away from the dog, call "Come", throw a treat, and clap once.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best way to sniff, according to McConnell?

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

3. What is the biggest misconception owner's make regarding their influence on a dog's behavior?

4. How conscious are humans of their pheromones?

5. What are the corners of a dog's mouth called?

(see the answer key)

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