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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. Which two Gods marry in "Polemos and Hybris"?

2. In "The Snake and the Crab" what does the crab do to the snake?

3. In "The Ass, the Cock and the Lion" which animal does the lion eat?

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

5. In "The Wild Boar and the Fox what is the wild boar doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Ant" what does Zeus do to the farmer?

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

3. In "The Ass, the Raven and the Wolf" why does the ass scream in pain?

4. In "Prometheus and Men" why does Prometheus turn some of the beasts into men?

5. In "The Ass Carrying Salt" how does the ass's burden get heavier?

6. What do we come to know of hyenas in "The Hyenas" ?

7. In "The Miser" why does the miser cry out in despair?

8. In "The Lion and the Bull" what does the bull realize about the dinner at the lion's?

9. In "The Mouse and the Frog" how do the mouse and frog both die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the modes of conduct that are expected from Man as seen in the Fables?

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 preponderant theme in all the fables?

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