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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do dogs equate loudness to?
(a) Weakness.
(b) Strength.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Excitement.

2. If an owner wants to encourage movement in a dog, what should she or he do?
(a) Use both short and spare notes.
(b) Use long, spare notes.
(c) Use short, repetitive notes.
(d) Use both long, repetitive notes.

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

4. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis?
(a) It is the theory that dogs are afraid of guys who wear gold chains.
(b) It is the theory that dogs like 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 a dog enjoys advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.

5. When teaching a dog how to play fetch, what does McConnell recommend doing in lieu of prying a ball from a dog's mouth?
(a) Sitting in front of the dog.
(b) Using another ball to distract the dog.
(c) Wait for the dog to drop the ball.
(d) Walking away from the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is paedomorphism?

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

3. According to McConnell, how do dogs feel about humans petting them?

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

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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