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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will primates do with the objects around them?

2. According to McConnell, small _______impart big meaning for a dog.

3. What is habituation?

4. When a person cocks his or her head, what does it tell the dog?

5. According to McConnell, humans are "living, breathing _____machine guns."

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does McConnell advise against play fighting or wrestling with a dog?

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

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

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

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

6. According to McConnell, what physical behaviors should people pay the most attention to in a dog and why?

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

8. According to McConnell, what physical behaviors do dogs not appreciate that humans do and why?

9. What story does McConnell relate about a dog's memory for smell, and why is it significant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between physical space and the body in the book. How important are physical movements in terms of training? How do dogs perceive physical space?

Essay Topic 2

Territory is a significant part of animal life. Discuss five ways in which dogs and humans claim and defend territory.

Essay Topic 3

Using McConnell's observations from the book, compare and contrast wolves and dogs. How does each behave in packs? What do they share in terms of ancestry? How are they different?

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