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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 lion.
(d) The wolf.

2. In "The Lion Who was Afraid of a Mouse, and the Fox" which animal runs over the sleeping lion?
(a) A snake.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A beetle.
(d) A fox.

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

4. 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 struggles too much.
(c) Because it brays into his ears.
(d) Because it's tail comes off.

5. In "The Diviner" what happens to the diviner's house?
(a) It is robbed.
(b) It is buried.
(c) It is burnt down.
(d) None of the above.

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

7. In "The Shepherd and the Sea" what does the shepherd decide to go in to?
(a) Sculpturing.
(b) Sailing.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Trading.

8. In "The Wolf and the Lamb" whom is the wolf accusing?
(a) The lamb.
(b) The fox.
(c) The goat.
(d) The hyena.

9. 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 cicada.
(c) The Swallow and the crow.
(d) The swallow and the nightingale.

10. In "The Hen and the Swallow" whose eggs does the hen sit on?
(a) Jackdaw's eggs.
(b) Cicada's eggs.
(c) Snake's eggs.
(d) Ostrich's eggs.

11. In "The Young Men and the Butcher" what do the two men do?
(a) They kill the butcher.
(b) They hurt the butcher.
(c) They paint everything in his shop.
(d) They steal from the butcher.

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

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

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

15. In "The Wild Geese and the Cranes" who dies at the hunters' hands?
(a) The cranes.
(b) The geese.
(c) The sea gulls.
(d) The ducks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Bird-catcher and the Partridge" whom does the bird catcher kill?

2. 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?

3. In "The Young Wastrel and the Swallow" what does the man lose?

4. In "The Mole and His Mother" what does the mole tell his mother?

5. In "The Archer and the Lion" which is the animal that does not flee?

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