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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Camel and Zeus" which animal goes to Zeus to ask for horns?
(a) The stag.
(b) The antelope.
(c) The camel.
(d) The ox.

2. In "Diogenes and the Bald Man" who is Diogenes?
(a) A writer.
(b) An orator.
(c) A God.
(d) A philosopher.

3. In "The Old Woman and the Doctor" what is stolen from the old lady's home?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Books.

4. In "The Goat and the Donkey" why is the goat sacrificed?
(a) Because the vet prescribes goat lung for the donkey.
(b) Because the goat is jealous.
(c) Because the farmer wants his wishes granted.
(d) Because the the Gods want to eat it.

5. In "The Two Cocks and the Eagle" what happens to the winner of the cock fight?
(a) He hides in the bush and gets eaten by an animal.
(b) He dies.
(c) He runs away from the loser.
(d) He is carried away by the eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Ploughman and the Snake Who Had Killed his Son" who bites the ploughman's son?

2. What do we learn about Man's nature from "The Man and the Satyr"?

3. In "The Jackdaw and the Fox" what does the fox tell the jackdaw?

4. In "The Fox and the Billy Goat" what do we learn of the goat?

5. In "The Jackdaw and the Ravens" whom does the jackdaw decide to join?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Mischievous Man" how does the man try to prove that the Oracle of Delphi is a fraud?

2. In "The Beaver" what does the beaver do to protect himself?

3. In "The Fox and the Bunch of Grapes" what does the fox call the grapes even though he has not tasted them?

4. In "The Hares and the Frogs" what makes the hares change their decision about drowning themselves?

5. In "The Raven and Hermes" why can't the raven be trusted?

6. In "The Three Oxen and the Lion" how does the lion manage to eat all the oxen one by one?

7. In "The Two Cocks and the Eagle" how does the winner end up losing?

8. In "The Sleeping Dog and the Wolf" how does the wolf lose his meal?

9. In "The House-ferret and Aphrodite" why does Aphrodite change the girl back into a ferret?

10. In "The Kite Who Neighed" what happens to the kite?

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