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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Ass and the Dog Traveling Together" what do the ass and dog find?

2. Who is Horoks?

3. In "The Diviner" what happens to the diviner's house?

4. In "The Traveler and Truth" who is Truth?

5. In "The Shepherd and the Sea" what does the shepherd decide to go in to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Ass Pretending to Be Lame, and the Wolf" what does the ass do to the wolf?

2. In "The Son and the Painted Lion" how does the old man's son die?

3. In "The Asses Appealing to Zeus" how can the asses escape their misery?

4. In "The Mouse and the Frog" how do the mouse and frog both die?

5. In "The Thirsty Pigeon" how does the pigeon break her wings?

6. In "Prometheus and Men" why does Prometheus turn some of the beasts into men?

7. In "The Lion and the Bull" what does the bull realize about the dinner at the lion's?

8. In "The Shepherd and the Sea" why does the shepherd decide to go trading?

9. In "The Rose and the Amaranth" what is the beauty of the amaranth?

10. In "The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs" why does the owner kill his hen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the narrative technique of Aesop's fables?

Essay Topic 2

Through Aesop's fables can it be said that Man and animal can co-exist peacefully? Yes or no? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. Which of the fables depicts this moral? How?

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