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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. What item does the merchant sell in "The Man Selling a Holy Statue"?
(a) A piece of furniture.
(b) A book.
(c) A tree.
(d) A statue.

2. In "The Hind Afflicted by Deformity" what happens to the hind?
(a) She dies.
(b) She is killed by an animal.
(c) She is caught by poaching sailors.
(d) She is badly hurt.

3. In "The Bird-catcher and the Asp" how does the bird catcher die?
(a) He is bitten by a spider.
(b) He is bitten by a scorpion.
(c) He is bitten by an asp.
(d) He is bitten by a dog.

4. In "The Man Who Shattered a Statue of a God" what comes out of the statue that the man broke?
(a) Silver coins.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothing.

5. In "The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox" whose skin must the lion wear to keep himself alive?
(a) The fox's skin.
(b) The deer's skin.
(c) The wolf's skin.
(d) The sheep's skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hermes and the Artisans" what does Zeus ask Hermes to do?

2. In "Zeus and Apollo" who competes at archery?

3. In "The Orator Demades" who is Demeter ?

4. In "The Thieves and the Cock" what do the thieves steal?

5. In "The Gardener and the Dog" which animal bites its owner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "The Middle-aged Man and His Mistresses" why does the man lose all his hair?

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

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

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

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

8. In "The Ploughman and the Eagle" why does the eagle protect the ploughman from the collapsing wall?

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

10. In "The Beaver" what does the beaver do to protect himself?

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