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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fables 291-295 | Fables 296-300.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox" whose skin must the lion wear to keep himself alive?
(a) The deer's skin.
(b) The sheep's skin.
(c) The fox's skin.
(d) The wolf's skin.

2. In "The Woodcutter and Hermes" who appears before the woodcutter?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Momos.
(c) A woman.
(d) Zeus.

3. In "The Ploughman and Chance" what does the ploughman find in the field?
(a) A pot of gold.
(b) A basket of food.
(c) A new plough.
(d) No answers are correct.

4. In "The Woodcutter and Hermes" what does the woodcutter lose?
(a) His logs.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) His cloak.
(d) His axe.

5. In "The Child Catching Locusts and the Scorpion" how does the child die?
(a) A raven kills the child.
(b) A wolf eats it up.
(c) A handle falls on his head.
(d) He falls down and injures his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. In fable "The Cat and the Hens" why does the goatherd break a horn of one of the goats?

2. In "The Ass Pronouncing the Horse Happy" which animal does the ass envy?

3. In "The Stag at the Spring and the Lion" which animal is admiring its own reflection?

4. In "Hermes and the Artisans" what does Zeus ask Hermes to do?

5. In "The Wolf and the Young Lamb Taking Refuge in a Temple" who is pursuing the lamb?

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