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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 Jackdaw and the Birds" who is voted as the most beautiful bird?
(a) The cicada.
(b) The eagle.
(c) The nightingale.
(d) The jackdaw.

2. In "The Jackdaw and the Ravens" whom does the jackdaw decide to join?
(a) A company of roosters.
(b) A company of cicadas.
(c) A company of partridges.
(d) A company of ravens.

3. In "The Three Oxen and the Lion" how does the lion eat the oxen?
(a) By chasing them all.
(b) By eating them all at once.
(c) By hunting them when they are sleeping.
(d) By seperating them.

4. In "The Lioness and the Vixen" why does the vixen criticize the lioness?
(a) For being a lazy mother.
(b) For having many children.
(c) For not having a child
(d) For having only one child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Hares and the Frogs" which animals decide to kill themselves?

2. In "The Ethiopian" what is the man doing to the slave?

3. In "The Fox and the Billy Goat" what do we learn of the goat?

4. In "The Swan Mistaken for a Goose" what two animals does the man keep?

5. In "The Lion and the Wild Ass" whom does the lion share his food with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "The Kite Who Neighed" what happens to the kite?

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

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

6. In "The Lion and the Mouse Who Returned a Kindness" how does the mouse help the lion?

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

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

9. In "The Fox and the Monkey Elected King" what does the fox do to the monkey?

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

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