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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 is it important to consider a dog's personality when choosing a breed?
(a) Because a good dog is more expensive.
(b) Because a cute dog can be a nasty dog.
(c) Because there is a link between personality and longevity.
(d) Because there are so many dogs with bad personalities.

2. What is the example of "group bereavement" Andy Beck observed?
(a) A herd of horses who stood in a circle and faced dead foals.
(b) A school of dolphins who swam in a circle around dead calves.
(c) A herd of elephants who stood in a circle around dead calves.
(d) A pack of wolves who stood in a cricle and faced dead pups.

3. According to McConnell, what is NOT a reliable indicator of personality?
(a) The dog's.
(b) The father's.
(c) The mother's.
(d) The breed.

4. Who displays affection by "ventral-ventral contact"?
(a) No one.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Humans.

5. What is the ideal way of correcting bad behavior, according to McConnell?
(a) Interrupting the bad behavior and redirecting it to a desired behavior.
(b) Yelling at the bad behavior and redirecting it to a desired behavior.
(c) Waiting for the bad behavior to stop and praising the cessation of bad behavior.
(d) Interrupting the bad behavior and punishing the bad behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will spend an hour on grooming, according to McConnell?

2. Who are dogs' ancestors?

3. Why are humans hardwired to find babies adorable, according to McConnell?

4. What are elephants famous for in the way they respond to death?

5. According to McConnell, do individual wolves leave their pack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do we know about how a dog grieves?

2. How does McConnell's views on social hierarchy differ from other scientists, and how is it important?

3. According to McConnell, what are the repercussions of a dog who has had a sensitive period?

4. Why should owners not expect a dog to behave in the same way no matter what the environment?

5. Why do behavior problems arise when dogs are always given what they want?

6. What are the differences between the way humans and dogs show affection, and why is it significant?

7. What are puppy mills?

8. What is the sensitive period in a dog's life, and why is it important?

9. Why is a working breed ill-suited to live in an apartment in a city, according to McConnell?

10. What is rehoming and why is it sometimes necessary?

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