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

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

3. In "The Old Woman and the Doctor" what is stolen from the old lady's home?

4. In "The Lion, the Bear and the Fox" who steals the swan?

5. In "The Dog Who Chased a Lion, and the Fox" which animal is the dog chasing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Dog Who Carried the Meat" how does the dog lose his piece of meat?

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

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

4. In "The Three Oxen and the Lion" how does the lion manage to eat all the oxen one by one?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

If one wants to make an abstract idea understandable to the masses, one should present it as a story or parable. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

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