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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The Crested Lark" why does the lark get death penalty?
(a) Because she kills a fellow lark.
(b) Because she steals someone else's food.
(c) Because she lies.
(d) Because she steals a piece of grain.

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

5. In "Hermes and the Artisans" what does Zeus ask Hermes to do?
(a) Pour poison of lies on all the Gods.
(b) Pour poison of lies on all the artisans.
(c) Pour poison of lies on all the animals.
(d) Pour poison of lies on man.

6. In "The Kite Who Neighed" how does the kite lose his voice?
(a) By imitating a donkey's braying.
(b) By trying to imitate a frog's croaking.
(c) By trying to imitate an ass's braying.
(d) By trying to imitate the horse's neighing.

7. In "The Lion and the Wild Ass" whom does the lion share his food with?
(a) A boar.
(b) A fox.
(c) A wild ass.
(d) A wolf.

8. In "The Mule" what does the mule realize about her father?
(a) That he was very handsome.
(b) That he was hated by everyone.
(c) That he was an ass.
(d) That he was an intelligent mule.

9. 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 dies.
(d) He is carried away by the eagle.

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

11. In "The Cheat" what happens to the poor man?
(a) He is given 1000 drachmas.
(b) He is beaten up by the pirates.
(c) He dies.
(d) He is sold into slavery.

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

13. In "The Old Woman and the Doctor" what is stolen from the old lady's home?
(a) Furniture.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Books.

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

15. In "The Foxes on the Bank of the Meander River" what pulls the fox away from the rest of his clan?
(a) He chasing another animal.
(b) A chase from another animal.
(c) His hunger.
(d) A strong current.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Ploughman and the Eagle" who saves the ploughman from a collapsing wall?

2. In "The Starving Dogs" what do the dogs find?

3. In "The Man and the Lion Traveling Together" who emerges stronger?

4. In "Diogenes and the Bald Man" who is Diogenes?

5. In "The Fox and the Bramble" what is the fox trying to do?

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