Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Przewalski horse,the wild
species discovered by a Russian explorer in _________ sometimes went for days without
water.
a. | Mongolia | b. | Iceland | c. | India | d. | Poland |
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A hourse has a _________
directly behind its hindquarters.
a. | weak
spot | c. | blind
spot | b. | flank spot | d. | ticklish spot |
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Approximately 70% of the
mineral content of the horse’s body consist of _________ and phosphorus.
a. | magnesium | b. | sodium | c. | potassium | d. | calcium |
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4.
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Where no pasture is available,
a thousand pound houre will consume about how many pounds of feed, both hay and grain,
daily?
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5.
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The nucleus of each body cell
of horses contains _________ of chromosomes.
a. | 12
pairs | b. | 64
pairs | c. | 24
pairs | d. | 32
pairs |
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When this vitamin is deficient
in a horse’s diet,teh coagulation time of the blood is increased and the prothrombin level is
decreased.
a. | Vitamin
D | b. | Vitamin
A | c. | Vitamin
K | d. | Vitamin
E |
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This is a widespread
communicable disease of horses and mules,prevailing especially among young animals,that once they
have had the disease they are usually immune for life.
a. | Strangles | c. | Infectious Adentiis | b. | Distemper | d. | All are the correct answer |
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The ideal slope of a
horse’s _________ should be approximately 45-50 degrees.
a. | pasterns
| b. | withers | c. | croup | d. | shoulder |
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Cultured yeast may be added to
the diet of an older horse to help increase _________ in the lower gastrointestinal
tract.
a. | heart
rate | c. | stomach
acid | b. | digestion of fiber | d. | gas flow |
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The Appaloosa originated in
_________ from animals that first came from Fergana, Central Asia
a. | Great
Britain | c. | The United States
of America | b. | Mexico | d. | South
America |
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The actual amount of interest
on a $5,000.00 note at 8% interest for one year would be....
a. | $164.00 | b. | $240.00 | c. | $400.00 | d. | $4,000.00 |
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Moisture free refers to a
sample of feed that has been dried in an oven at _________ degrees Fahrenheit until all the moisture
has been removed.
a. | 221 | c. | 250 | b. | 121 | d. | None are the correct answer |
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13.
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A castrated male horse is
referred to as a _________
a. | ridgeling | b. | stud | c. | gelding | d. | cryptorchid |
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14.
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How many teeth does a mature
female horse have?
a. | 32 | c. | 36 | b. | 40 | d. | depends on the breed |
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Feeding _________ is the
traditional way of regulating the bowels of horese on idle days and at such other times as
required
a. | sorghum | c. | dried brewer’s
yeast | b. | sweet feed | d. | a bran mash |
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If an equine stands wide at the
knees and close to the feet it is said to be _________.
a. | bandy
legged | c. | knock
knee | b. | bowlegged | d. | perfect legged |
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The _________, embracing 40
bones,are the horse’s chief means of propulsion forward.
a. | pelvic
bones | c. | thoraci
limbs | b. | vertebral column | d. | stifle and hock joints |
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Approximately how many horses
did Christopher Columbus discovered in America in 1492?
a. | several
thousand | c. | nobody knows for
sure | b. | less than one hundred | d. | none |
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Which of the following was a
use of the horse by people through the ages.
a. | as a source of
food | c. | in agricultural
pursuits | b. | for military purposes | d. | all are the correct answer |
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A leather strap with a padded
semicircular look that goes under the tail and is affixed at the center of the back band of a harness
or the cantle of a saddle to prevent the saddle from slipping over the withers is called
_________.
a. | breast
plate | b. | crupper | c. | coupling | d. | girth |
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_________ is the mating of
animals that are members of the same breed but which show no relationship clase up in the
pedigree.
a. | crossbreeding | c. | linebreeding | b. | closebreeding | d. | outcrossing |
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This body color of a horse is a
mixture of red and yellow hair that inclusdes many shades,from yellowish tan to a dark rich shade,
and usually has a black mane and tail with black points.
a. | chestnut | b. | brown | c. | black | d. | bay |
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When a horse is deficient in
vitamin K,their coagulation time______ while_____ levels decrease.
a. | decrease,
Thrombin | c. | decrease,
Calcitonin | b. | increase, Thrombin | d. | increase, Prothrombin |
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Where are the majority of
nutrients absorbed in the horse?
a. | stomach | c. | large intestine | b. | small intestine | d. | cecum |
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What is the term for the type
of behavior when a foal crises for its mother?
a. | Et=Epimeletic | c. | Epimeletic | b. | Contactual | d. | Mimicry |
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26.
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A desirable paddock or exercise
area devoid of vegetation or edible plants is generally termed?
a. | dry lot | b. | pasture | c. | stall | d. | mud lot |
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Which breed of horse is known
for its ability to gain speed in a matter of seconds over short distances?
a. | Throrughbred | d. | Arabian | b. | American Paint Horse | e. | American Quarter Horse | c. | Appaloosa |
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What is the name for the
conformational defect when the upper teeth extend beyond the lower teeth?
a. | monkey
mouth | d. | monkey mouth and parrot mouth
| b. | parrot
mouth | e. | none are the correct
answer | c. | slack jawed |
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What part of the horse lies
between the knee and the fetlock?
a. | pastern | c. | ulna | e. | distal seasmoid | b. | cannon | d. | carpal joint |
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In reference to hay, what part
of teh plant is the least digestible for a horse?
a. | the
leaves | d. | The leaves and
flowers | b. | the flowers | e. | None are the correct answer | c. | the stems |
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31.
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What effect does eating bracken
ferns have on the horse?
a. | phosphorus
toxicity | d. | fiboflavin
toxicity | b. | calcium deficiency | e. | thiamine deficiency | c. | magnesium
toxicity |
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32.
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What tribe of American Indians
is noted for breeding Appaloosa horses?
a. | Cherokee | c. | Arapaho | e. | Comanches | b. | Nez Perce | d. | Navajo |
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What is the term for an eye
that is too small for the size or the horse’s head?
a. | pigeye | d. | walleyed | b. | glasseye | e. | None are the correct answer | c. | Chinaeyed |
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What piece on an English bridle
is not usually seen on a Western bridle?
a. | throatlatch | d. | noseband | b. | cavesson | e. | cavesson & noseband | c. | earpiece or
browband |
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Which fungal external parasite
can easily be passed to man?
a. | Ring
Worm | c. | Ascarid | e. | Pinworm | b. | Rain Rot | d. | Lice |
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This disease of the hoof is
characterized by a pungent odor causing a softening of tissues in the cleft of the frog and base;
this disease may cause lameness if not treated.
a. | Navicular | d. | Laminitis | b. | Thrush | e. | White Line
Disease | c. | Ringbone |
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What is the actual amount of
interest on a $1,500 loan at 15% interest for one year?
a. | $144 | b. | $164 | c. | $200 | d. | $225 | e. | $250 |
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How much would your (1200#)
horse consume if it was fed 2% of its BW in total ration?
a. | 15
pounds | d. | 32
pounds | b. | 20 pounds | e. | none are the correct answer | c. | 24 pounds |
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What aspect of colostrum makes
it different from ordinary milk?
a. | it is less
concentrated | d. | it contains more
antibodies | b. | it is high in Vitamin A | e. | it contains less antibodies | c. | it is high in Vitamin
C |
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40.
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A thoroughpin can be found on
what area of the horse?
a. | the
knee | c. | the
cannon | e. | the
wither | b. | the hock | d. | the hip |
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Which of the following is Not a
distinct stage of the horse bot fly?
a. | the
larva | d. | the
pupil | b. | the adult fly | e. | none are the correct answer | c. | the egg |
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What part of the horse’s
digestive tract has the largest capacity?
a. | stomach | d. | large colon | b. | small intestine | e. | None of the answers are correct | c. | cecum |
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43.
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What color horse has black
points and a yellowish coat color?
a. | bay | d. | buckskin | b. | sorrel | e. | all answers are correct | c. | palomino |
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44.
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At weaning time,most foal six
months of age should be fed a diet containing what protein level?
a. | 8-10% | b. | 14-14.5% | c. | 10-12% | d. | 22-24% |
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45.
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What is the term for the black,
waxy substance that builds up in a horse’s sheath?
a. | sebum | b. | pupice | c. | crud | d. | smegma |
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