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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Ethiopian" what is the man doing to the slave?
(a) Trying to run away with him.
(b) Trying to steal from him.
(c) Trying to beat him.
(d) Trying to rub the color off of his skin.

2. Which of the fables mark the beginning of the Fox Fables?
(a) Fables 29 and 30.
(b) Fables 28 and 29.
(c) Fables 30 and 31.
(d) Fables 31 and 32.

3. In "The Reed and the Olive" which two trees are arguing?
(a) The reed and the olive tree.
(b) The apple and the oak tree.
(c) The reed and the apple tree.
(d) The olive and the oak tree.

4. In "The Crested Lark" why does the lark get death penalty?
(a) Because she steals a piece of grain.
(b) Because she kills a fellow lark.
(c) Because she steals someone else's food.
(d) Because she lies.

5. In "The Goat and the Donkey" why is the goat sacrificed?
(a) Because the vet prescribes goat lung for the donkey.
(b) Because the farmer wants his wishes granted.
(c) Because the the Gods want to eat it.
(d) Because the goat is jealous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lioness and the Vixen" why does the vixen criticize the lioness?

2. In "The Lion and the Mouse Who Returned a Kindness" which animal rescues a lion from the hunter's clutches?

3. In "The North Wind and the Sun" who succeeds in removing the man's clothes?

4. In "The Sorceress" why is the sorceress sentenced to death?

5. In "Zeus and the Tortoise" which animal does not come to Zeus's wedding feast?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Lion and the Dolphin" why is the dolphin not able to help the lion?

2. How does the fox get revenge against the eagle in "The Eagle and the Fox"?

3. In "The Sleeping Dog and the Wolf" how does the wolf lose his meal?

4. In "The Fox and the Bunch of Grapes" what does the fox call the grapes even though he has not tasted them?

5. In "The Oak Trees and Zeus" why do the oak trees appeal to Zeus for help?

6. In "The Raven and Hermes" why can't the raven be trusted?

7. In "The Mischievous Man" how does the man try to prove that the Oracle of Delphi is a fraud?

8. In "The Nightingale and the Hawk" what does the hawk say to the nightingale?

9. In "The Dog Who Carried the Meat" how does the dog lose his piece of meat?

10. In "The Hares and the Frogs" what makes the hares change their decision about drowning themselves?

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