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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Swallow and the Crow Obstinately Contending over Their Beauty" which two birds are arguing?
(a) The swallow and the jackdaw.
(b) The swallow and the nightingale.
(c) The swallow and the cicada.
(d) The Swallow and the crow.

2. In "The Mouse and the Frog" which animals ties his foot to that of a mouse's?
(a) The house ferret.
(b) The beetle.
(c) The tortoise.
(d) The frog.

3. In "The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs" what does the farmer do to his hen?
(a) He sells.
(b) He kills her.
(c) He gifts it to the Gods.
(d) He feeds her.

4. In "The Wild Boar and the Fox what is the wild boar doing?
(a) Fighting with the fox.
(b) Sharpening his tusks.
(c) Breaking his tusks.
(d) Running away from the fox.

5. In "The Ass and the Ass-driver" why does the ass driver let go off the ass?
(a) Because it kicks him.
(b) Because it's tail comes off.
(c) Because it struggles too much.
(d) Because it brays into his ears.

6. In "The Castaway and the Sea" whom is the castaway baling for his misfortune?
(a) No answers are correct.
(b) The sailor.
(c) The sea.
(d) The ship.

7. In "The Wolf and the Heron" who helps the wolf get a bone out of his throat?
(a) A lion.
(b) A heron.
(c) A fox.
(d) A mouse.

8. In "The Bandit and the Mulberry Tree" the bandit is hung from which tree?
(a) An apple tree.
(b) A mulberry tree.
(c) A fig tree.
(d) An oak tree.

9. In "The Boastful Swallow and the Crow" whom does the swallow boast of being?
(a) A Greek Goddess.
(b) An Athenian princess.
(c) An Egyptian princess.
(d) A Greek Goddess of beauty.

10. Whom does the ass kick in"The Ass Pretending to Be Lame, and the Wolf"?
(a) The horse.
(b) A donkey.
(c) The fox.
(d) The wolf.

11. In "The Ass and the Dog Traveling Together" what do the ass and dog find?
(a) A twig.
(b) A piece of cookie.
(c) A letter.
(d) A bone.

12. Which two Gods marry in "Polemos and Hybris"?
(a) Polemos and Zeus.
(b) Polemus and Herakles.
(c) Polemos and Hybris.
(d) They do not marry.

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

14. In "The Traveler and Truth" who is Truth?
(a) A woman.
(b) A man.
(c) A God.
(d) An angel.

15. In "The Child Catching Locusts and the Scorpion" how does the child die?
(a) A raven kills the child.
(b) He falls down and injures his head.
(c) A wolf eats it up.
(d) A handle falls on his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Child Thief and His Mother" why does the man go to jail?

2. In "The Wolves and the Sheep" whom do the wolves slaughter?

3. In "The Bees and Zeus" what does Zeus grant to the bees?

4. Why are the asses appealing to Zeus in "The Asses Appealing to Zeus" ?

5. In "The Bat, the Bramble and the Gull" which animals decide to go trading together.

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