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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. Besides giving a dog a command to wait at the door, what else does McConnell suggest an owner do?
(a) Clap your hands.
(b) Hold the dog.
(c) Say No.
(d) Use a body block.

2. McConnell states that what is contrary to a dog's nature?
(a) Feeding them twice a day.
(b) Cooping them up all day.
(c) Exercising them too much.
(d) Putting them in a kennel.

3. According to studies McConnell cites, what are the similarities between grieving over a pet and grieving over a person?
(a) Studies show that there are few similarities between them.
(b) Studies show that the stages of grief are the same.
(c) Studies show that grieving of a pet is less intense.
(d) Studies show that grieving over a pet is more intense.

4. According to McConnell, how are dogs like children when it comes to getting what they want?
(a) Like children, dogs are helpless without getting what they want.
(b) Like children, dogs should be nurtured and given what they want.
(c) Like children, dogs are constantly crying for what they want.
(d) Like children, dogs need to learn that they don't always get what they want.

5. Besides chimps, who are our closest primate relatives?
(a) Gorillas.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Lemurs.
(d) Bonobos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three things should an owner do to prevent a dog from leaping onto her or his lap?

2. Why will a submissive dog urinate before a more dominant dog?

3. What does "ventral-ventral contact" mean?

4. What is the leader in a social hierarchy called?

5. When does the "sensitive period" occur in a dog's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How should an owner teach a dog to wait patiently at the door?

2. What have studies found about an owner grieving over a pet, and why is it significant?

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

4. What is an alpha rollover and why does McConnell advise against it?

5. What are puppy mills?

6. What advice does McConnell give to a person grieving over the loss of a pet?

7. What is the difference between breed and personality?

8. How does a dog interpret being petted on the top of the head, and why is it significant?

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

10. What are the two top factors prospective owners make in choosing a dog, and why are they erroneous?

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