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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fables 181-185 | Fables 186-190.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Two Men Who Quarreled About the Gods" who or what are Theseus and Herakles?
(a) Locals of a village.
(b) Names of rivers.
(c) Gods.
(d) Painters.

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

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

4. In "The Gardener and the Dog" which animal bites its owner?
(a) The dog.
(b) The sheep.
(c) The pig.
(d) The cat.

5. In "The Jackdaw and the Fox" what does the fox tell the jackdaw?
(a) To eat all the figs.
(b) Not to eat the figs.
(c) Not to live on hope.
(d) To leave a few figs for others.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who asks for alms in "The Adder and the File"?

3. In "The Ethiopian" what is the man doing to the slave?

4. Which of the fables mark the beginning of the Fox Fables?

5. In "Hermes and the Artisans" what does Zeus ask Hermes to do?

(see the answer key)

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