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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are low pitched sounds used for?
(a) Positivity, authority, cheerfulness.
(b) Authority, threat, disapproval.
(c) Authority, encouragement, positivity.
(d) Disapproval, authority, positivity.

2. When first training a dog to play fetch, what should an owner do?
(a) Give the ball with a hand.
(b) Throw a ball a few feet away.
(c) Kick the ball to the dog.
(d) Throw a ball far away.

3. What is the second mistake McConnell makes with the dog who lunges at her in front of an audience?
(a) Walks away from the dog.
(b) Looks the dog in the eye.
(c) Pets the dog.
(d) Yells at the dog.

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

5. What should an owner do who wants to avoid a dog from crawling into her or his lap?
(a) Get up from the seat and walk away purposefully.
(b) Move to the side and turn toward the dog purposefully.
(c) Do a doogie play bow and look at the dog purposefully.
(d) Do a torso body block and turn your head away purposefully.

6. What is paedomorphism?
(a) The retention of juvenile qualities into adulthood.
(b) The absence of adult qualities in adolescence.
(c) The presence of adult qualities in adolescence.
(d) The release of juvenile qualities in adulthood.

7. What is the vomero-nasal organ on a dog?
(a) It is a structure that closes off smell molecules.
(b) It is a structure that scent molecules stick to.
(c) It is a structure that lets in smell molecules.
(d) It is a structure that smell molecules can't stick to.

8. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use rapid sounds for what purpose?
(a) To distract animals from unwanted behavior.
(b) To spur animals and make them go faster.
(c) To stop animals and take control of the situation.
(d) To save animals from potential danger.

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

10. How many animal handlers has McConnell researched for her book?
(a) 104.
(b) 202.
(c) 37.
(d) 16.

11. What is habituation?
(a) Habituation is the process of cohabitating with a dog.
(b) Habituation occurs when a stimulus is so contant as to become meaningless.
(c) Habituation is the final step in dog training.
(d) Habituation occurs when a dog has a habit that cannot be broken.

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

13. How many scent receptors do humans have?
(a) 120 million.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 220 million.
(d) 5 million.

14. What is McConnell doing when she mistakenly gets too close to the dog in front of an audience?
(a) Offering a treat.
(b) Retrieving a toy.
(c) Fielding a question.
(d) Giving a command.

15. Studies prove that who can tell that a shirt has been worn by a man or woman?
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Primates.
(d) Humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an owner yells at a dog to stop barking, what is she or he encouraging the dog to do?

2. How can an owner encourage a dog to stop barking?

3. Why can play fighting become dangerous?

4. How should a person greet a new dog so as not to appear aggressive or rude?

5. When a person cocks his or her head, what does it tell the dog?

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