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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 Dog with a Bell" why does the owner tie a bell around the dog's neck?
(a) To warn people of the dog's approach.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) To decorate it's neck.
(d) To know where he is located.

2. In "The Fox and the Billy Goat" what do we learn of the goat?
(a) That it is not clever.
(b) That it is very clever.
(c) That it is very strong.
(d) That it is very weak.

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

4. In "The Lion and the Wild Boar" whom does the lion fight with?
(a) A fox.
(b) A hound.
(c) A boar.
(d) A wolf.

5. In "Zeus and the Snake" from which animal does Zeus refuse to take a wedding gift?
(a) A lion.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A fox.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Starving Dogs" what do the dogs find?

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

3. In "The Ploughman and the Snake Who Had Killed his Son" who bites the ploughman's son?

4. In "The Chariot of Hermes and the Arabs" whom does Hermes call liars and cheaters?

5. In "The Raven and the Snake" who bites the hungry raven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "The Two Cocks and the Eagle" how does the winner end up losing?

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

5. In "The Goat and the Donkey" why is the goat sacrificed?

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

7. What does Hermes learn about himself in "Hermes and the Sculptor"?

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

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

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

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