Fables Quiz

In the Wolf in Sheep's Skin, why does the wolf wear a sheep skin?

• The Wolf wants to be a sheep.

• The wolf wants to eat the sheep.

In the "Boy who Called Wolf," he pretended, or ​ (a)   there was a wolf, and the people​ (b)   Then, a real ​ (c)   came, and the boy called but ​ (d)   did not come.

• acted like

• came to help.

• wolf

• the people

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.

Check all of the following that are parts of fables

• animal characters

• personification

• a moral

• simple characters and plots

In the fable the Fox and the Crow, what did the crow have in her beak?

• a morsel of cheese

• a shiny diamond ring

• a juicy steak

• the fox's tail

How did Master Reynard, the fox, trick Mistress Crow?

• He complimented her beautiful voice and got her to caw

• He scurried up the tree

• He chewed through her ropes

• He complimented her shiny feathers

Which fable did you like the best?

• The Fox and the Crow

• The Lion and the Mouse

• The Dog and the Wolf

In the fable "The Fox and the Crow" what is a "flatterer?"

• someone who gives someone A LOT of compliments.

• an untrustworthy person

• a fat person or animal

• a person or animal with a very flat personality-- not much personality.

What ancient civilization was the storyteller Aesop from?

• England

• Greece

• Rome

• Russia

In the fable "The Lion and the Mouse," how did the mouse help the lion in the end?

• chewed the ropes that bound the Lion

• scared the King

• made the Lion roar

• let the Lion sleep