Aesop's Fables Quiz

Pick which fable this theme goes with:

You cannot believe a liar, even when he tells the truth.

• The Boy Who Cried Wolf

• The Wolf In Sheep's Skin

• The Tortoise and the Hare

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Why do people still read Aesop's stories today?

• Because the stories are entertaining, but also educational.

• To show disrespect toward the gods.

• Because the stories reflect one unique culture.

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What is a characteristic of a Fable?

• a short tale used to teach a moral, often with animals as characters.

• Passed down from ancient times, but change with each retelling

• Includes superstitious beliefs

• Explains how the main character copes with everyday life

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What is a moral?

• observations about life and human behavior

• gives you advice about how you should behave

• an app on your smart phone

• a setting on Fortnite

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Choose the correct cause for the following effect.

Hare lost the race because

• He gave up because he was too tired.

• He was slower than than tortoise.

• He stopped to take a nap.

• He hurt his leg and had to stop.

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In the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" the tortoise uses determination, not bragging, to win the race against the hare.

• True

• False

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What is the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" trying to tell us?

• We should never try to race a hare.

• We should sleep under trees.

• We should have a pet tortoise.

• We can succeed if we stay steady.

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Fables are stories that can teach us important lessons about life.

• true

• false

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What is the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" telling us?

• We shouldn't lie because people won't trust us anymore.

• We should learn to raise sheep.

• We should learn to like wolves.

• We shouldn't lie because people will wear party hats.

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At the beginning of the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," why does the shepherd boy tell the villagers there is a wolf, even though there isn't one?

• He was bored and wanted to play a prank.

• He thought he saw a wolf.

• He was a sheep.

• He was afraid of sheep and wanted to get away from them.

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