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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Tortoise and the Eagle" how does the tortoise die?
(a) He breaks his shell.
(b) He gets injured and dies.
(c) He is eaten by some wild animals.
(d) He falls to the ground from the air and dies.

2. In "The Hyenas" what do we come to know about the hyenas?
(a) They change sex every two years.
(b) They change sex every year.
(c) They change sex every four years.
(d) They change sex every three years.

3. In "The Ass Pronouncing the Horse Happy" which animal does the ass envy?
(a) The fox.
(b) The horse.
(c) The wolf.
(d) The lion.

4. In "Prometheus and Men" what does Prometheus create?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Only men.
(c) Men and beasts.
(d) Only beasts.

5. In "The Snake and the Crab" what does the crab do to the snake?
(a) He befriends him.
(b) Bites him.
(c) Feeds him.
(d) Kills him.

6. Why does the owner beat up his animal the ass in "The Ass Carrying a Statue of a God"?
(a) The ass starts kicking people.
(b) The ass refuses to move.
(c) The ass starts bowing to people.
(d) The ass starts braying too loudly.

7. In "The Injured Wolf and the Ewe" whom does the wolf ask for help?
(a) A lamb.
(b) An ewe.
(c) A beetle.
(d) A mouse.

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

9. In "The Bat and the House-ferrets" which animal is caught by the house ferret?
(a) A bat.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A worm.
(d) A beetle.

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

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

12. In Fable 293 what is the child catching?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Locuts.
(c) Flies.
(d) Butterflies.

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

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

15. In "The Traveler and Hermes" whom does the traveler meet?
(a) Another traveller.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hermes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Bird-catcher and the Stork" whom does the bird catcher catch?

2. In "The Ass and the Dog Traveling Together" what do the ass and dog find?

3. In "The Sow and the Dog Insulting One Another" whom does the sow want to tear to pieces?

4. In "The Ass and the Lap-dog" whom is the ass jealous of?

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

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