Certification Test Questions And
verified Correct Answers
Which type of animal can breed on their own but have undergone physiological or
behavioral changes due to captivity? - ANSWER : Semi-domesticated animals
Which animal rights activist protested animal cruelty and research in "A Dog's Tale"? -
ANSWER : Mark Twain
In which year was the Endangered Species Act signed into law? - ANSWER : 1973
What does PETA stand for? - ANSWER : People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Which of the following is NOT an animal rights group? - ANSWER : National Animal
Interest Alliance
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the beliefs and actions ofanimal
rights groups? - ANSWER : Support regulations of animal recreational sports
Which act prohibits the illegal trade of any fish or wild animals which were taken,
possessed, transported or sold in violation of any law, treaty or regulation of the United
States? - ANSWER : Lacey Act
Which of the following is NOT an example of common practices for law enforcement in
regards to animals? - ANSWER : Allowing the ownership of poisonous or dangerous
animals
Which of the following was signed into effect in 1966 seeking to regulate who may
possess or sell certain animals and to regulate animal living conditions? - ANSWER :
Animal Welfare Act
Which of the following is NOT a federal law, but organizations must comply with it in
order to receive funding from PHSP member agencies? - ANSWER : Public Health
Service Policy
Which human disease is related to the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which
effects non-human primates? - ANSWER : HIV
In the late nineteenth century, who experimented on dogs to evaluate their
"conditioned" responses, like salivation? - ANSWER : Ivan Pavlov