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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 Lioness and the Vixen" why does the vixen criticize the lioness?
(a) For having many children.
(b) For not having a child
(c) For being a lazy mother.
(d) For having only one child.

2. In "The Swan Mistaken for a Goose" what two animals does the man keep?
(a) A goose and a partridge.
(b) A swan and a goose.
(c) A goose and a pig.
(d) A swan and a pig.

3. In "Zeus and the Tortoise" which animal does not come to Zeus's wedding feast?
(a) The lion.
(b) The snake.
(c) The fox.
(d) The tortoise.

4. In "The Hares and the Frogs" which animals decide to kill themselves?
(a) The hounds.
(b) The hares.
(c) The frogs.
(d) The cockerels.

5. In "The Hares and the Foxes" the foxes are at war with which animals?
(a) The wolves.
(b) The hounds.
(c) The eagles.
(d) The hares.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does the merchant sell in "The Man Selling a Holy Statue"?

2. In "The Dog with a Bell" why does the owner tie a bell around the dog's neck?

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

4. In "The Lion and the Mouse Who Returned a Kindness" which animal rescues a lion from the hunter's clutches?

5. Who chases the wolf in "The Kid and the Wolf Who Played the Flute"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Ploughman and the Eagle" why does the eagle protect the ploughman from the collapsing wall?

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

3. In "A Sick Raven" why will the sick raven not be cured?

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

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

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

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

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

9. In "The Sorceress" why is the sorceress sentenced to death?

10. In "The Lion and the Dolphin" why is the dolphin not able to help the lion?

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