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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose statue is being offered for free in "Hermes and the Sculptor"?
(a) Momos's.
(b) Hera's.
(c) Hermes's.
(d) Zeus's.

2. In "The Jackdaw and the Birds" who is voted as the most beautiful bird?
(a) The eagle.
(b) The nightingale.
(c) The jackdaw.
(d) The cicada.

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

4. To whom does the merchant sell this item to in "The Man Selling a Holy Statue"?
(a) To a fox.
(b) To an eagle.
(c) To a beetle.
(d) To Hermes.

5. Who eats the fox's cubs in "The Eagle and the Fox"?
(a) The jackdaw.
(b) The lion.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The eagle.

6. In "The Blind Man" what is given to the blind man?
(a) A fox cub.
(b) A lamb.
(c) A lion cub.
(d) A wolf cub.

7. In "The Reed and the Olive" which tree snaps?
(a) The oak tree.
(b) The apple tree.
(c) The olive tree.
(d) The reed tree.

8. 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.

9. 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 run away with him.
(d) Trying to beat him.

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

11. In "The Lion, the Bear and the Fox" who is fighting over a dead swan?
(a) The lion and the wolf.
(b) The lion and the fox.
(c) The lion and the bear.
(d) The bear and the fox.

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

13. In "The North Wind and the Sun" who succeeds in removing the man's clothes?
(a) A thief.
(b) The Gods.
(c) The northwind.
(d) The sun.

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

15. In "The Jackdaw and the Ravens" whom does the jackdaw decide to join?
(a) A company of roosters.
(b) A company of cicadas.
(c) A company of ravens.
(d) A company of partridges.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Kite Who Neighed" how does the kite lose his voice?

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

3. In "The Woman and the Hen" the hen lays how many eggs in a day?

4. What do we learn about Man's nature from "The Man and the Satyr"?

5. In "The Lion and the Wild Boar" whom does the lion fight with?

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