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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Like dogs, humans are also in tune with what?
(a) Approaching danger.
(b) High-pitched sounds.
(c) Minute physical movements.
(d) Friendly people.

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

4. How does McConnell respond to the dog when it lunges at her in front of an audience?
(a) She kicks the dog.
(b) She retreats from the dog.
(c) She pets the dog.
(d) She yells at the dog.

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

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

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

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

9. According to McConnell, both humans and dogs are ______and_______.
(a) Highly oral and shy.
(b) Highly sensitive and shy.
(c) Highly oral and social.
(d) Highly visual and social.

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

11. According to McConnell, what do decades of research indicate about what almost all dogs respond to?
(a) That almost all dogs respond to aural stimuli.
(b) That almost all dogs respond to visual stimuli.
(c) That almost all dogs respond to gustation stimuli.
(d) That almost all dogs respond to physical stimuli.

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

13. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis?
(a) It is the theory that dogs like guys who wear gold chains.
(b) It is the theory that dogs do not enjoy advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(c) It is the theory that a dog enjoys advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(d) It is the theory that dogs are afraid of guys who wear gold chains.

14. What do adult humans and dogs both do that make them rare in the animal world?
(a) They like to nap.
(b) They like to learn.
(c) They like to play.
(d) They like to work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dog lunges at McConnell in front of an audience in the opening chapter?

2. How many animal handlers has McConnell researched for her book?

3. How can a person tell if a dog is threatening or submissive?

4. What is the first step a person should do in order to ingratiate her or himself with a dog?

5. How many scent receptors do humans have?

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