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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fables 61-65 | Fables 66-70 | Fables 71-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Men and Zeus" what is the gift given by Zeus to Man?
(a) Gift of wisdom.
(b) Gift of power.
(c) Gift of voice.
(d) Gift of speech.

2. In "The Frogs Who Demanded a King" what does Zeus throw into the water a second time?
(a) A stick.
(b) Coins.
(c) A water snake.
(d) A scorpion.

3. 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 is carried away by the eagle.
(c) He dies.
(d) He runs away from the loser.

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

5. Which of the fables mark the beginning of the Fox Fables?
(a) Fables 28 and 29.
(b) Fables 31 and 32.
(c) Fables 29 and 30.
(d) Fables 30 and 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Murderer" who eats the man?

2. In "The Three Oxen and the Lion" how does the lion eat the oxen?

3. In "The Ox-driver and Herakles" whom does the ox-driver invoke when his wagon falls?

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

5. In "The North Wind and the Sun" who succeeds in removing the man's clothes?

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