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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Bat, the Bramble and the Gull" which animals decide to go trading together.
(a) The bat and the gull.
(b) The gull and the bramble.
(c) The bat and the bramble.
(d) The bat, the bramble, and the gull.

2. How many pouches are bestowed upon man when he is created?
(a) Three pouches.
(b) Five pouches.
(c) Ten pouches.
(d) Two pouches.

3. In "The Ass Clothed in the Skin of a Lion, and the Fox" why does the ass cloth himself in the skin of a lion?
(a) To kill other animals.
(b) To roar like a lion.
(c) To frighten everyone.
(d) To become king of the jungle.

4. In "The Wolf and the Goat" which animal is the wolf trying to trick?
(a) A lamb.
(b) An ass.
(c) A deer.
(d) A goat.

5. In "The Travelers and the Ax" what do the two travelers find?
(a) A pair of scissors.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A dead animal.
(d) An axe.

6. In "The Parrot and the House-ferret" which bird does the man buy?
(a) A ferret.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A nightingale.
(d) A cicada.

7. In "The Shepherd and the Wolf Raised with the Dogs" whom does the shepherd hang from a tree?
(a) The fox.
(b) The hyena.
(c) The wolf.
(d) The dog.

8. In "The Young Wastrel and the Swallow" what does the man lose?
(a) His hat.
(b) His wig.
(c) His cloak.
(d) His shoes.

9. In "The Shepherd and the Wolf Cubs" who destroys the shepherd's sheep?
(a) The wolf.
(b) The lion.
(c) The hyena.
(d) The fox.

10. In "The Woodcutter and Hermes" what does the woodcutter lose?
(a) His logs.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) His axe.
(d) His cloak.

11. In "The Mice and the House-ferrets" who is at war?
(a) The mice and the cats.
(b) The mice and the house ferrets.
(c) The cats and the house ferrets.
(d) No answers are correct.

12. In "The Wild Boar, the Horse and the Huntsman" which two animals share pasture?
(a) Wild boar and horse.
(b) Wild boar and the sheep.
(c) Goat and the horse.
(d) Sheep and the goats

13. In "The Wolf and the Young Lamb Taking Refuge in a Temple" who is pursuing the lamb?
(a) The fox.
(b) The hyena.
(c) The wolf.
(d) The lion.

14. In "The Woodcutter and Hermes" who appears before the woodcutter?
(a) Zeus.
(b) A woman.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Momos.

15. In "The Trodden-on Snake and Zeus" which animal appeals to Zeus?
(a) The ass.
(b) The snake.
(c) The fox.
(d) The wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the owner beat up his animal the ass in "The Ass Carrying a Statue of a God"?

2. In "The Wasp and the Snake" whom does the wasp sting?

3. Who is Polemos?

4. In "The Traveler and Hermes" whom does the traveler meet?

5. In "The Wolf and the Ass" who reveals the wolf's truth?

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