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So you think you’re an expert on cats, you might be amazed at how much there really is to know. Do all cats purr? What dialect is “meow”? Do they really have nine lives? Take this quiz and see how you go... (Answers at the end... Don't cheat)

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1.   What is the name of the wild ancestor of the domestic cat?

  • African Tiger

  • Tasman Devil

  • African Wild Cat

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2.    In the process of domestication, many animals have changed anatomically or           behaviorally from their wild ancestors. Is this also the case with cats?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes depending on the region

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3.    What enables cats to silently stalk their prey?

  • padded feet and flexible muscles

  • retractable claws and fine coordination

  • strong hind legs and finely-attuned whiskers

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4.    While sleeping, how often do cats purr?

  • they purr two to three times a night.

  • they don’t purr during sleep.

  • they purr during rapid eye movement (REM) and when they’re having a nightmare.


5.    Why are cats that fall from higher stories likely to suffer less injury than those that fall from lower ones?

  • because they are instinctively geared for higher falls

  • because they form a parachute with their bodies at the greatest rate of descent (above four stories)

  • because they have more time to prepare their emergency landing from a greater height

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6.    In 1987, it was discovered that giving cats taurine supplements _____ the disease

of dilated cardiomyopathy.

  • had no effect whatsoever on

  • caused

  • reversed the effects of

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7.    How is feline AIDS transmitted?

  • by means of contact with an infected cat

  • by means of a bite from an infected cat

  • by means of a scratch from an infected cat

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8.    According to animal behaviorists, which animal’s intelligence and learning ability is greater -- a cat’s or a dog’s?

  • they are the same

  • a cat’s

  • a dog’s

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9.    Researchers have discovered that cats can learn complex tasks, especially if the reward is:

  • warm shelter

  • petting

  • food

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10.    When a cat licks its fur to clean itself, an ingredient in its saliva conditions the fur. What is this ingredient?

  • an enzyme

  • a certain protein

  • a hormone

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11.    How do cats that live in the wild mark out their territory?

  • by scratching their claws on particular trees

  • by urinating on particular trees

  • by leaving droppings in particular areas

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12.    How can one stop a domestic cat from scratching a piece of furniture?

  • by giving it a smack whenever it tries to scratch there

  • by putting up signs that say “No scratching allowed”

  • by replacing it with a scratching post in the same place

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13.    Why does a cat sometimes spray urine when you introduce another pet cat into your home?

  • because it is welcoming the new cat in a cat-like manner

  • because it feels anxious or threatened

  • because it is warning the new cat to beware

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14.    One treatment for urine spraying is the drug diazepam. What is another name for this?

  • Ritalin

  • Valium

  • Viagra

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15.    One German animal behaviorist discovered that it took about _____ attempts before a cat caught one mouse.

  • three

  • five

  • eight

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16.    Why do cats often play with mice before killing them?

  • in order to torture them

  • the reason is not known

  • because they get feline pleasure out of it

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 17.    In order to hunt prey successfully, what do cats need to have?

  • agility

  • strong claws

  • experience

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