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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Hind Afflicted by Deformity" what happens to the hind?
(a) She is killed by an animal.
(b) She is badly hurt.
(c) She dies.
(d) She is caught by poaching sailors.

2. In "The Crab and the Fox" what happens to the crab?
(a) He is eaten by the fox.
(b) He is eaten by a stork.
(c) He is stung by a shellfish.
(d) He is caught by fishermen.

3. What do we learn about Man's nature from "The Man and the Satyr"?
(a) It is temporary.
(b) It is permanent.
(c) It is not changeable.
(d) It is changeable.

4. In "The Ethiopian" what is the man doing to the slave?
(a) Trying to rub the color off of his skin.
(b) Trying to steal from him.
(c) Trying to beat him.
(d) Trying to run away with him.

5. In "The Fox and the Billy Goat" what do we learn of the goat?
(a) That it is very strong.
(b) That it is very weak.
(c) That it is not clever.
(d) That it is very clever.

6. In "The Ox-driver and Herakles" whom does the ox-driver invoke when his wagon falls?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Herakles.

7. In fable "The Cat and the Hens" why does the goatherd break a horn of one of the goats?
(a) Because that goat tried to harm the goatherd.
(b) Because the goat was troubling the other goats of the herd.
(c) Because the goatherd wanted to sell the goat's horns.
(d) Because that goat ignored the goatherd when he was calling it back.

8. In "The Halcyon" what is a halcyon?
(a) An animal.
(b) A river.
(c) A God.
(d) A bird.

9. In "The Middle-aged Man and His Mistresses" how many mistresses does the man have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

10. In "Zeus and the Snake" from which animal does Zeus refuse to take a wedding gift?
(a) A lion.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A snake.
(d) A fox.

11. In "The Lion, the Bear and the Fox" who steals the swan?
(a) The hyena.
(b) The bear.
(c) The lion.
(d) The fox.

12. Who chases the wolf in "The Kid and the Wolf Who Played the Flute"?
(a) No answers are correct.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Lions.
(d) Hounds.

13. In "The Three Oxen and the Lion" how does the lion eat the oxen?
(a) By hunting them when they are sleeping.
(b) By eating them all at once.
(c) By seperating them.
(d) By chasing them all.

14. In "The Lion and the Mouse Who Returned a Kindness" which animal rescues a lion from the hunter's clutches?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A fox.

15. In "The Kite and the Snake" who bites the kite?
(a) A spider.
(b) A snake.
(c) A beetle.
(d) A scorpion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Goat and the Donkey" why is the goat sacrificed?

2. In "The Chariot of Hermes and the Arabs" whom does Hermes call liars and cheaters?

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

4. In "The Man Who Found a Golden Lion" the statue represents which animal?

5. In "The Mule" what does the mule realize about her father?

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