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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the corners of a dog's mouth called?
(a) Ceassures.
(b) Commissures.
(c) Cissurres.
(d) Closurres.

3. According to McConnell, what do decades of research indicate about what almost all dogs respond to?
(a) That almost all dogs respond to gustation stimuli.
(b) That almost all dogs respond to aural stimuli.
(c) That almost all dogs respond to physical stimuli.
(d) That almost all dogs respond to visual stimuli.

4. Why should a person "release the pressure" after she or he has initiated a block?
(a) Because dogs cannot see from a close distance.
(b) Because dogs cannot behave if a human is too close.
(c) Because dogs should be rewarded after a negative behavior has stopped.
(d) Because dogs become threatened if a human is too close.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is the "smell" part of a dog's brain in relation to a human's?

2. What is a little known fact regarding humans sense of smell?

3. According to McConnell, how can an owner effectively housebreak a dog?

4. Why do wolf and canine packs use "hip slams" and "shoulder slams"?

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

(see the answer key)

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