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NATURE Dogs
That Changed The World
Dogs Quiz
A highlight of
NATURE’s 25th anniversary season, the two-part special
Dogs That Changed The World returns. Academy Award-winning
actor F. Murray Abraham narrates the programs – “The Rise of
the Dog” and “Dogs by Design” – which tell the epic story of
how dogs altered human society and we in turn have radically
transformed them. See if you stand a dog’s chance at the
following quiz about “man’s best friend.”
1. It’s
thought that the wolf evolved into the domesticated dog
roughly this long ago:
a. 500
years ago
b. 2,000 years ago
c. 15,000 years ago
2. Buddhist monks in China bred this
“Lion Dog” as a religious symbol:
a.
Pekingese
b. Shih Tzu
c. Akita
3. A 19th-century German tax collector
bred this dog to be a guard and companion:
a.
Rottweiler
b. Doberman Pinscher
c. German shepherd
4.
 This
speedy breed is used for hunting in Middle Eastern deserts:
a.
Greyhound
b. Dalmatian
c. Saluki
5. The modern kennel club, promoting
breed standards and competitions, was created in England in
this decade:
a.
1950s
b. 1870s
c. 1780s
6. This type of working dog can run
the equivalent of five marathons every day:
a.
sled dog
b. hunting dog
c. herding dog
7. The Aztecs sacrificed and buried
this dog with their dead as a spiritual protector:
a.
Chihuahua
b. Xolo (Mexican hairless)
c. Lhasa Apso
8. The wolf’s scientific name is
canis lupus; the dog’s is:
a)
canis domesticus
b) canis lupus familiaris
c) canis docilus
9. In medieval Europe, farmers used
this feisty dog to protect grain supplies from vermin:
a.
bulldog
b. bloodhound
c. terrier
Answers
to Quiz
NATURE
is produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Major corporate
support is provided by Canon U.S.A., Inc., and Ford.
Additional support is provided by the Corporation for Public
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