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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 Orator Demades" who is Demeter ?
(a) An orator.
(b) A God.
(c) A hunter.
(d) A slave.

2. 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.

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

4. In "Hermes and the Artisans" what does Zeus ask Hermes to do?
(a) Pour poison of lies on all the Gods.
(b) Pour poison of lies on all the animals.
(c) Pour poison of lies on man.
(d) Pour poison of lies on all the artisans.

5. In "The Bird-catcher and the Asp" how does the bird catcher die?
(a) He is bitten by a spider.
(b) He is bitten by an asp.
(c) He is bitten by a dog.
(d) He is bitten by a scorpion.

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

3. In "The Beaver" which animal's genital cures certain ailments?

4. In "The Gardener and the Dog" which animal bites its owner?

5. In "The Lion and the Dolphin" whom does the lion call out to for help?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Jackdaw and the Fox" why does the fox ask the jackdaw to stop living on hope?

3. In "Zeus, Prometheus, Athena, and Momos" why is Momos banished from the Olympus?

4. In "The Frogs Who Demanded a King" what does Zeus do when the frogs demand a King?

5. In "Zeus and the Tortoise" why does Zeus curse the tortoise?

6. In "The Dog Who Carried the Meat" how does the dog lose his piece of meat?

7. In "The Nightingale and the Hawk" what does the hawk say to the nightingale?

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

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

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

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