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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The North Wind and the Sun" who succeeds in removing the man's clothes?

3. In fable "The Cat and the Hens" why does the goatherd break a horn of one of the goats?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. Which of the fables depicts this moral? How?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think animals play an important role in Aesop's fables in terms of themes, writing styles, settings, etc.?

Essay Topic 3

How do the various elements of the fables teach us the morals and codes of conduct?

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