Q 01/05

In Italian, what is the plural of Cane Corso?

A) Cane Corsos

B) Cani Corsi

C) Canes Corsos

D) Cana Corsa

Answer · why

B) Cani Corsi

Cani Corsi: Italian changes both words, cane to cani and corso to corsi. English writers also use Cane Corsos, and even the American Kennel Club's own...

Q 02/05

One translation of the name Cane Corso makes it the guard dog of which place?

A) The courtyard

B) The harbour

C) The temple

D) The city gate

Answer · why

A) The courtyard

The courtyard: one reading traces 'Corso' to the Latin cohors, an enclosed yard; another gives 'bodyguard dog'. Italian breed historians call the word...

Q 03/05

The AKC sums up the Cane Corso's temperament as intelligent, affectionate and what?

A) Playful

B) Majestic

C) Gentle

D) Easygoing

Answer · why

B) Majestic

Majestic: the American standard calls the dog 'noble, majestic and powerful'. Its US breed club has a warning for buyers drawn by that look alone: 'A ...

Q 04/05

In the past, the Cane Corso was used for hunting large game and for what else?

A) Coursing hares

B) Retrieving waterfowl

C) Herding cattle

D) Pulling sleds

Answer · why

C) Herding cattle

Herding cattle meant long drives: half-wild herds were walked for dozens of kilometres to city slaughterhouses, and in rustling country the dog also s...

Q 05/05

Breed standards call the Cane Corso robust and sturdy, yet still marked by which quality?

A) Aggression

B) Elegance

C) Bulk

D) Speed

Answer · why

B) Elegance

Elegance is in every major standard; the American one wants a dog that 'moves with considerable ease and elegance'. Aggression, by contrast, gets a do...