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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the betas in a social hierarchy?
(a) The are the followers who are content with their position.
(b) They are the leaders who wish to give up their position.
(c) They are the status seekers who wish to improve their position.
(d) They are the followers who were once leaders.

2. What kind of animal behaviorist is Patricia McConnell?
(a) An applied animal behaviorist.
(b) A biological animal behaviorist.
(c) A genetic animal behaviorist.
(d) A theoretical animal behaviorist.

3. When does the "sensitive period" occur in a dog's life?
(a) From birth to 3 or 4 months.
(b) From birth to 2 or 3 months.
(c) From 3 to 4 months.
(d) From 1 to 3 months.

4. At the vet's, how should an owner pet her or his dog to calm it down?
(a) Long and slow.
(b) Short and fast.
(c) Long and fast.
(d) Short and slow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How conscious are humans of their pheromones?

2. According to McConnell, do humans and dogs living together constitute a single, unified social hierarchy?

3. Why does McConnell advise against purchasing a dog from a puppy mill?

4. When a dog plays "keep away" what is she or he doing?

5. When do humans that dogs are accustomed to become strangers?

(see the answer key)

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