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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a little known fact regarding humans sense of smell?
(a) That it is unimportant.
(b) That it is superior to dogs.
(c) That it is inferior to dogs.
(d) That it is very important.

2. According to McConnell, how do dogs feel about humans petting them?
(a) They do not always like to be petted.
(b) They sometimes like to be petted when they're hungry.
(c) They always like to be petted.
(d) They only like to be petted after they've eaten.

3. How should a person greet a new dog so as not to appear aggressive or rude?
(a) Lean back.
(b) Step forward.
(c) Crouch down.
(d) Hold out a hand.

4. How do male and female humans engage in play fighting?
(a) Males tend to play fight more.
(b) Females tend to play fight more.
(c) Males and females engage in play fighting equally.
(d) Neither males nor females engage in play fighting.

5. How did researchers discover that paedomorphism is also physiological?
(a) By breeding for docility in dogs.
(b) By breeding for docility in primates.
(c) By breeding for docility in foxes.
(d) By breeding for docility in humans.

6. If a parent play fights with a dog, how will the dog play fight with a child?
(a) With the same amount of energy.
(b) With more energy.
(c) With less energy.
(d) It depends.

7. What will primates do with the objects around them?
(a) Use them as weapons.
(b) Ignore them.
(c) Manipulate them to get food.
(d) Barter them for comfort.

8. When an owner yells at a dog to stop barking, what is she or he encouraging the dog to do?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Run away.
(c) Continue to bark.
(d) Stop barking.

9. For primates and dogs, what is looking away a method of?
(a) Allowing contact or conflict.
(b) Avoiding contact or conflict.
(c) Advancing contact or conflict.
(d) Addressing contact or conflict.

10. 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) Giving a command.
(d) Fielding a question.

11. What is one way humans can teach dogs to see them as familiar and not a stranger?
(a) Walk the dog every day.
(b) Eat in front of the dog.
(c) Wear a hat around the house.
(d) Talk in the same voice.

12. Why would an owner use "pup pup pup"?
(a) To offer the dog a treat.
(b) To get the dog to come.
(c) To tell the dog to stay.
(d) To give the dog a task.

13. According to McConnell, humans are "living, breathing _____machine guns."
(a) Aural.
(b) Tactile.
(c) Olfaction.
(d) Verbal.

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

15. What does "Motherese" mean?
(a) It is maternal speech.
(b) It is approximate speech.
(c) It is difficult speech.
(d) It is universal speech.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do you teach a dog to come?

3. According to McConnell, what do decades of research indicate about what almost all dogs respond to?

4. What physical behaviors in a dog are NOT important?

5. Why should a person "release the pressure" after she or he has initiated a block?

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