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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 Hares and the Foxes" the foxes are at war with which animals?
(a) The wolves.
(b) The hares.
(c) The eagles.
(d) The hounds.

2. In "The Swan Mistaken for a Goose" what two animals does the man keep?
(a) A goose and a pig.
(b) A goose and a partridge.
(c) A swan and a goose.
(d) A swan and a pig.

3. In "The Lion and the Mouse Who Returned a Kindness" which animal rescues a lion from the hunter's clutches?
(a) A mouse.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A fox.
(d) A wolf.

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

5. In "The Hares and the Frogs" which animals decide to kill themselves?
(a) The frogs.
(b) The hounds.
(c) The cockerels.
(d) The hares.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Raven and Hermes" which animal is caught in a snare?

2. In "The Beaver" which animal's genital cures certain ailments?

3. In "The Fox and the Leopard" which two animals are comparing themselves?

4. Whose statue is being offered for free in "Hermes and the Sculptor"?

5. In "The Reed and the Olive" which two trees are arguing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "The Jackdaw and the Fox" why does the fox ask the jackdaw to stop living on hope?

4. In "A Sick Raven" why will the sick raven not be cured?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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