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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. Why should a person "release the pressure" after she or he has initiated a block?
(a) Because dogs should be rewarded after a negative behavior has stopped.
(b) Because dogs become threatened if a human is too close.
(c) Because dogs cannot behave if a human is too close.
(d) Because dogs cannot see from a close distance.

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 myth do humans perpetuate about dog's regard for them, according to McConnell?
(a) That dogs give humans "unconditional negative regard."
(b) That dogs give humans "conditional positive regard."
(c) That dogs give humans "conditional negative regard."
(d) That dogs give humans "unconditional positive regard."

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

5. What is "object play" associated with for humans?
(a) Our speech ability.
(b) Our primate heritage.
(c) Our memory.
(d) Our intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. McConnell suggests sniffing different parts of the house, plants, books, bedsheets, in order to determine what?

2. What does a person who wants to block have to do?

3. How do male and female humans engage in play fighting?

4. How many languages do the animal handlers McConnell researches use?

5. According to McConnell, which breed is considered to be one of the greatest sniffers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the steps in teaching a dog how to come illustrate about training dogs?

2. Why does McConnell recommend that a dog owner wear a hat around the house, and what is her larger point?

3. What is the difference between how we use our sense of smell versus how dogs use their sense of smell?

4. What two mistakes did McConnell make with an aggressive mastiff, and why was it dangerous?

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

6. Why does McConnell advise against taking a ball from a dog's mouth, and why is it important?

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

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

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

10. What are commissures, and why are they important?

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