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1. The color effect produced by individual hairs with contrasting light and dark banding along each hair shaft is called which?
2. Tabby is the name given to a striped coat. Several types of tabby pattern occur both in domestic cats and in their wild relatives. What tabby pattern is most frequently seen in wild species of cat?
3. I have a calico cat whose coat is attractively patterned with auburn and black patches. Which is most likely to be true?
4. These cat breeds have only one recognized color, with one exception. Which?
5. The Peke-faced Persian cat has an extremely flattened face and a tiny nose actually depressed between the eyes. It was selectively bred from unusually short-faced Persians. Although Persian cats may have any colored coat, Peke-faces have only a limited number of acceptable colors.
6. The Sphynx cat is known for its long, luxurious, fur.
7. A white cat with colored patches on the ears and tail is said to have what type of coat pattern?
8. A coat in which each hair is light-colored at its base but darkens toward its tip is called which of these?
9. Winston Churchill was comforted in his last years by his beloved cat Jock. In his will, he left his home to the state as a museum, and specified that a cat named Jock should always live there. He also wanted the cats to look like the first Jock, including their color. What color?
10. Brown, brown, brown! No tabby, no ticking, no fooling around describes which of these cats?
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