This quiz was developed as an adjunct to the article, Feline Breeds, Domestic Cats, and Color Patterns, and you may want to read that article before taking this quiz. Also refer to my Breed Profiles section for the major breeds of cats.

How extensive is your knowledge about cats' breeds? Are you confused between breeds and color patterns? Can you tell a calico cat from a tortoiseshell? Take this javascript-based quiz for both fun and information. Be sure to have javascript enabled in your browser.

If you choose the correct answer you are automatically sent to the next question. If you choose a wrong answer you'll be directed to a page with the correct answer. This page will sometimes contain links to other pages which explain the answer in more detail. Pictured here is Matrix, one of the cats in the quiz.
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