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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 feel threatened.
(b) Because dogs won't stop.
(c) Because dogs use their mouths.
(d) Because dogs are stronger.

2. What does a person who wants to block have to do?
(a) Anticipate a dog's movement and step in the space you do not want a dog to enter.
(b) Move after the dog has moved and lunge after the dog with your arms.
(c) Ignore a dog's movement by turning your back on the dog and walking away.
(d) Move at the same time as the dog by running towards the space the dog has entered.

3. Can dogs sniff out land mines and cancer?
(a) Yes.
(b) Only when a dog has matured.
(c) Only during certain months.
(d) No.

4. When first training a dog to play fetch, what should an owner do?
(a) Kick the ball to the dog.
(b) Throw a ball a few feet away.
(c) Throw a ball far away.
(d) Give the ball with a hand.

5. What do adult humans and dogs both do that make them rare in the animal world?
(a) They like to learn.
(b) They like to nap.
(c) They like to work.
(d) They like to play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are high pitched sounds NOT used for?

2. Why would an owner use "pup pup pup"?

3. When do humans that dogs are accustomed to become strangers?

4. What is habituation?

5. What kind of dog lunges at McConnell in front of an audience in the opening chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is habituation and why does it present a challenge for trainers?

2. What biological and anatomical differences are their between humans and dogs in terms of smell, and why is it significant for owners and trainers?

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

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

5. How should an owner house train her or his dog?

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

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

8. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis and what does it signify?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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