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

2. According to McConnell, an owner's body should be trained like what?
(a) A dog's.
(b) A mechanic's.
(c) An athlete's.
(d) A psychologist's.

3. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis?
(a) It is the theory that a dog enjoys advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(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 dogs are afraid of guys who wear gold chains.
(d) It is the theory that dogs like guys who wear gold chains.

4. Why do wolf and canine packs use "hip slams" and "shoulder slams"?
(a) To appear larger than they are.
(b) To hide their fear.
(c) To stake out their territory.
(d) To entice the opposite sex.

5. 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) Get up from the seat and walk away purposefully.
(d) Do a doogie play bow and look at the dog purposefully.

Short Answer Questions

1. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use rapid sounds for what purpose?

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

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

4. When an owner yells at a dog to stop barking, what is she or he encouraging the dog to do?

5. Whose nostrils can move independently from their face?

Short Essay Questions

1. What point does McConnell make in relating her experience with the aggressive mastiff?

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

3. What is object play and what is its relation to our primate heritage?

4. What is Motherese and why is it significant?

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

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

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

8. Why is it counter-intuitive to yell a command to a barking dog?

9. What is the command McConnell teaches that mimics pack behavior, and how is it executed?

10. Why does McConnell suggest that paedomorphism accounts for human and dog bonding?

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