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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. Who is Hybris?

2. In "The Mole and His Mother" what does the mole tell his mother?

3. In "The Archer and the Lion" which is the animal that does not flee?

4. Why does the owner beat up his animal the ass in "The Ass Carrying a Statue of a God"?

5. Why is the ass screaming in "The Ass, the Raven and the Wolf?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Asses Appealing to Zeus" how can the asses escape their misery?

2. In "The Peacock and the Jackdaw" why is he peacock not fit to be king?

3. In "The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs" why does the owner kill his hen?

4. In "The Wolf Proud of His Shadow, and the Lion" why is the wolf killed?

5. In "The Son and the Painted Lion" how does the old man's son die?

6. In "The Trodden-on Snake and Zeus" what does Zeus tell the snake?

7. In "The Monkey and the Camel" why is the camel driven away?

8. In "The Traveler and Truth" why does Truth leave the city?

9. In "The Wolf and the Lamb" how does the wolf try to trick the lamb?

10. In "The Injured Wolf and the Ewe" why does the ewe not help the injured wolf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an allegory? How has the author employed allegory in the fables collection?

Essay Topic 2

How did the morals of Aesop affect the political, social, and family life in Ancient Greece during the 400s and 300s B.C.? Can you find examples from this time period?

Essay Topic 3

What is the narrative technique of Aesop's fables?

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