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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will spend an hour on grooming, according to McConnell?
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Humans.
(d) Primates.

2. What does McConnell advise about an alpha rollover?
(a) She is indifferent to it.
(b) She does condone it.
(c) She sometimes condones it.
(d) She does not condone it.

3. Why should an owner give two pats on the dog's head after saying the command to curb unwanted behavior?
(a) To release the dog from the command.
(b) To reassure the dog that it's okay to follow the command.
(c) To reinforce the command for the dog.
(d) To reward the dog for obeying the command.

4. What is the word an owner should give once the dog has waited at the door for a moment?
(a) Yes.
(b) Come.
(c) Here.
(d) Ok.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many types of individuals are typically in a social hierarchy?

2. How do you teach a dog to come?

3. When first training a dog to play fetch, what should an owner do?

4. How many languages do the animal handlers McConnell researches use?

5. What command should be given to curb unwanted behavior, according to McConnell?

(see the answer key)

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