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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The Lion and the Wild Boar" whom does the lion fight with?
(a) A boar.
(b) A fox.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A hound.

4. In "Diogenes and the Bald Man" who is Diogenes?
(a) A writer.
(b) An orator.
(c) A God.
(d) A philosopher.

5. In "The Sorceress" why is the sorceress sentenced to death?
(a) Because she tries to cheat one of the Gods.
(b) Because she curses one of the Gods.
(c) Because she sells charms to appease the angry Gods.
(d) Because she imitates one of the Gods.

6. In "The Hares and the Foxes" the foxes are at war with which animals?
(a) The hounds.
(b) The wolves.
(c) The eagles.
(d) The hares.

7. 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.

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

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

10. In "The Seagull and the Kite" how does the gull rupture his gullet?
(a) By swallowing a fish.
(b) By swallowing a crab.
(c) By swallowing a frog.
(d) No answers are correct.

11. 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 clever.
(c) That it is not clever.
(d) That it is very weak.

12. In "The Hares and the Frogs" which animals decide to kill themselves?
(a) The hares.
(b) The cockerels.
(c) The frogs.
(d) The hounds.

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

14. In "The Dog with a Bell" why does the owner tie a bell around the dog's neck?
(a) To decorate it's neck.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) To warn people of the dog's approach.
(d) To know where he is located.

15. In "The Reed and the Olive" which two trees are arguing?
(a) The reed and the olive tree.
(b) The reed and the apple tree.
(c) The olive and the oak tree.
(d) The apple and the oak tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Old Woman and the Doctor" what is stolen from the old lady's home?

2. In "The Ploughman and Chance" what does the ploughman find in the field?

3. In "The Fox with a Swollen Stomach" why is the fox not able to come out of the hollow of the oak tree?

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

5. To whom does the merchant sell this item to in "The Man Selling a Holy Statue"?

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