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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did a dog growl and snap at visitors who had recently eaten pizza?
(a) Because she remembered her owner kicking her when she ate pizza.
(b) Because she remembered a pizza delivery boy yelling at her when he delivered pizza.
(c) Because she remembered her owner yelling at her after they ate pizza.
(d) Because she remembered a pizza delivery boy kicking her.

2. How did researchers discover that paedomorphism is also physiological?
(a) By breeding for docility in primates.
(b) By breeding for docility in humans.
(c) By breeding for docility in foxes.
(d) By breeding for docility in dogs.

3. How many languages do the animal handlers McConnell researches use?
(a) 202.
(b) 16.
(c) 104.
(d) 37.

4. According to McConnell, small _______impart big meaning for a dog.
(a) Words.
(b) Treats.
(c) Movements.
(d) Looks.

5. What main difference is there between humans play fighting and dogs play fighting?
(a) Only female dogs wrestle.
(b) Both female and male humans wrestle equally.
(c) Only male dogs wrestle.
(d) Both female and male dogs wrestle equally.

6. According to McConnell, what does the episode with the dog who lunges at her illustrate the importance of for an owner and trainer?
(a) Controlling her or his physical movements around a dog.
(b) Getting to know a dog before he or she begins to train it.
(c) Avoid training an aggressive dog.
(d) Learning to be more aggressive with a dog.

7. What will primates do with the objects around them?
(a) Manipulate them to get food.
(b) Barter them for comfort.
(c) Use them as weapons.
(d) Ignore them.

8. How conscious are humans of their pheromones?
(a) Not consious except during sex.
(b) Conscious.
(c) Conscious except during sex.
(d) Not conscious.

9. How can a person tell if a dog is threatening or submissive?
(a) A threatening dog will lunge, a submissive dog will not.
(b) A threatening dog barks, a submissive dog does not.
(c) A threatening dog leans forward, a submissive dog leans back.
(d) A threatening dog runs forward, a submissive dog runs back.

10. When teaching a dog how to play fetch, what does McConnell recommend doing in lieu of prying a ball from a dog's mouth?
(a) Sitting in front of the dog.
(b) Wait for the dog to drop the ball.
(c) Using another ball to distract the dog.
(d) Walking away from the dog.

11. According to McConnell, what is the best word to use to encourage a dog's silence?
(a) Stop.
(b) Down.
(c) Enough.
(d) No.

12. What should an owner do who wants to avoid a dog from crawling into her or his lap?
(a) Do a torso body block and turn your head away purposefully.
(b) Do a doogie play bow and look at the dog purposefully.
(c) Get up from the seat and walk away purposefully.
(d) Move to the side and turn toward the dog purposefully.

13. What is the vomero-nasal organ on a dog?
(a) It is a structure that scent molecules stick to.
(b) It is a structure that lets in smell molecules.
(c) It is a structure that closes off smell molecules.
(d) It is a structure that smell molecules can't stick to.

14. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis?
(a) It is the theory that dogs do not enjoy advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(b) It is the theory that dogs are afraid of guys who wear gold chains.
(c) It is the theory that dogs like guys who wear gold chains.
(d) It is the theory that a dog enjoys advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.

15. What is McConnell doing when she mistakenly gets too close to the dog in front of an audience?
(a) Offering a treat.
(b) Fielding a question.
(c) Giving a command.
(d) Retrieving a toy.

Short Answer Questions

1. If an owner wants to encourage movement in a dog, what should she or he do?

2. How can an owner encourage a dog to stop barking?

3. What physical behaviors in a dog are NOT important?

4. According to McConnell, which breed is considered to have a relatively poor sense of smell?

5. How conscious are dogs of their pheromones?

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