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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "The Ass and the Cicadas" whom is the ass jealous of?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cicadas.
(c) Donkeys.
(d) Dogs.

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

7. In "The Sow and the Dog Insulting One Another" whom does the sow want to tear to pieces?
(a) The dog.
(b) The fox.
(c) The wolf.
(d) The goat.

8. 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 become king of the jungle.
(b) To roar like a lion.
(c) To frighten everyone.
(d) To kill other animals.

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

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

11. Why is the ass screaming in "The Ass, the Raven and the Wolf?
(a) Because he has sore that is being picked by a raven.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Because the master is hitting him.
(d) Because a wolf is biting his tail.

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

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

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

15. What happens to the passengers aboard a ship in "The Sea Voyagers"?
(a) They drown.
(b) Some of them drown.
(c) They are rescued from drowning by fishermen.
(d) They are saved from the storm.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "The Shepherd and the Sea" what does the shepherd decide to go in to?

4. In "The Mouse and the Frog" which animals ties his foot to that of a mouse's?

5. In "The Shepherd and the Wolf Raised with the Dogs" whom does the shepherd hang from a tree?

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