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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do you teach a dog to come?
(a) Turn toward the dog, call "Come", walk in the same direction, and whistle once.
(b) Turn toward the dog, call "Come", throw a treat, and whistle once.
(c) Turn away from the dog, call "Come," walk in the opposite direction, and clap once.
(d) Turn away from the dog, call "Come", throw a treat, and clap once.

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

3. What form of play does McConnell NOT recommend?
(a) Tricks.
(b) Fetch.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Hide and Seek.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a dog's corners of the mouth are forward, what is it a sign of?

2. What have scientists observed as the one crucial difference between primates and humans?

3. What is a little known fact regarding humans sense of smell?

4. What physical traits were present in the study which illustrated that paedomorphism is also physiological?

5. Why did a dog growl and snap at visitors who had recently eaten pizza?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a little known fact about our sense of smell, and what does it indicate about how humans live in the world?

2. What is paedomorphism, and why is it significant?

3. According to McConnell, what sense perception do humans believe dogs respond to that is incorrect and why is it significant?

4. Why is it important to properly teach a dog to play fetch?

5. What advice does McConnell offer in terms of how humans monitor their speech?

6. Why do primates look away, and in what situations should an owner do the same?

7. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis and what does it signify?

8. What biological and anatomical differences are their between humans and dogs in terms of smell, and why is it significant for owners and trainers?

9. What myth do humans perpetuate about how dogs respond to them, and what does it signify?

10. How do dogs interpret loud voices and what does it signify?

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