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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to McConnell what is a great way for rewarding a dog that stays?
(a) Letting the dog run free.
(b) Giving the dog a treat.
(c) Petting the dog.
(d) Talking nicely to the dog.

2. How many forms of play does McConnell recommend?
(a) Endless.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. Why can play fighting become dangerous?
(a) Because dogs are stronger.
(b) Because dogs use their mouths.
(c) Because dogs won't stop.
(d) Because dogs feel threatened.

4. According to McConnell, what is the best word to use to encourage a dog's silence?
(a) Down.
(b) Stop.
(c) No.
(d) Enough.

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

6. 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 after the dog has moved and lunge after the dog with your arms.
(d) Move at the same time as the dog by running towards the space the dog has entered.

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

8. Why did a dog growl and snap at visitors who had recently eaten pizza?
(a) Because she remembered a pizza delivery boy yelling at her when he delivered pizza.
(b) Because she remembered her owner kicking her when she ate pizza.
(c) Because she remembered her owner yelling at her after they ate pizza.
(d) Because she remembered a pizza delivery boy kicking her.

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

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

11. How can an owner make themselves the object of a chase?
(a) By keeping the ball from a dog.
(b) By walking away from a dog bringing a ball back.
(c) By tossing a ball far from a dog.
(d) By walking toward a dog bringing a ball back.

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

13. How conscious are dogs of their pheromones?
(a) Not conscious.
(b) Not conscious except during sex.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Conscious except during sex.

14. 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) Wait for the dog to drop the ball.
(b) Using another ball to distract the dog.
(c) Walking away from the dog.
(d) Sitting in front of the dog.

15. How conscious are humans of their pheromones?
(a) Conscious except during sex.
(b) Not conscious.
(c) Not consious except during sex.
(d) Conscious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What myth do humans perpetuate about dog's regard for them, according to McConnell?

3. Like dogs, humans are also in tune with what?

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

5. How does a person "release the pressure" after a block has been initiated?

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