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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. To whom does the merchant sell this item to in "The Man Selling a Holy Statue"?
(a) To a fox.
(b) To an eagle.
(c) To Hermes.
(d) To a beetle.

2. In "The Jackdaw and the Fox" what does the fox tell the jackdaw?
(a) To leave a few figs for others.
(b) Not to eat the figs.
(c) Not to live on hope.
(d) To eat all the figs.

3. In "The Dog Who Chased a Lion, and the Fox" which animal is the dog chasing?
(a) A lion.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A fox.
(d) A hare.

4. Who chases the wolf in "The Kid and the Wolf Who Played the Flute"?
(a) No answers are correct.
(b) Lions.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Hounds.

5. In "The Thieves and the Cock" what do the thieves steal?
(a) A cockerel.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A horse.
(d) A piece of jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the fables mark the beginning of the Fox Fables?

2. In "Zeus and the Men" what does Zeus ask Hermes to give all of mankind?

3. In "The Mule" what does the mule realize about her father?

4. In "The Ox-driver and Herakles" whom does the ox-driver invoke when his wagon falls?

5. In "The Hind Afflicted by Deformity" what happens to the hind?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Zeus, Prometheus, Athena, and Momos" why is Momos banished from the Olympus?

2. In "Zeus and the Tortoise" why does Zeus curse the tortoise?

3. In "The Reed and the Olive" what happens to the olive tree?

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

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

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

7. In "The Kid and the Wolf Who Played the Flute" what does the wolf realize about his nature?

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

9. In "The House-ferret and Aphrodite" why does Aphrodite change the girl back into a ferret?

10. In "The Frogs Who Demanded a King" what does Zeus do when the frogs demand a King?

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