✒️ La Fontaine's Fables: Morals and Animals

Question 1

Question 1 : In "The Fox and the Crow", what does the Crow hold in its beak?

Réponses possibles :

A cheese
A walnut
A piece of bread
A cherry

Answer

The Crow holds a cheese that the Fox covets. Through flattery, the Fox makes the Crow sing, causing it to drop the cheese.

Question 2

Question 2 : What does the Grasshopper do all summer in "The Grasshopper and the Ant"?

Réponses possibles :

She sleeps
She sings
She travels
She dances

Answer

The Grasshopper sings all summer instead of working, while the Ant stores provisions. When winter comes, the Grasshopper is left with nothing.

Question 3

Question 3 : In "The Tortoise and the Hare", who wins the race?

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Question 4

Question 4 : In which century did Jean de La Fontaine live and write his fables?

Réponses possibles :

15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century

Answer

Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) lived in the 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. His Fables were published between 1668 and 1694.

Question 5

Question 5 : In "The Lion and the Mouse", what does the Mouse do to save the Lion?

Réponses possibles :

He calls for help
He gnaws through the net
He scares the hunters
He digs a tunnel

Answer

The Mouse gnaws through the net trapping the Lion. This fable teaches that the small can help the great: "Little friends may prove great friends."

Question 6

Question 6 : Which animal wants to make itself as big as an Ox in a famous fable?

Réponses possibles :

The Toad
The Mouse
The Frog
The Lizard

Answer

In "The Frog Who Wished to Be as Big as an Ox", the frog inflates so much it bursts. A moral against vanity and envy.

Question 7

Question 7 : Which Greek fabulist inspired Jean de La Fontaine for many of his fables?

Réponses possibles :

Aesop
Homer
Aristophanes
Sophocles

Answer

Aesop, a Greek fabulist from the 6th century BC, is La Fontaine's main source of inspiration, who adapted and enriched his stories.

Question 8

Question 8 : What is the moral of "The Fox and the Crow"?

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Unity is strength
Slow and steady wins the race
Cunning is better than strength
Beware of flatterers

Answer

The moral "Every flatterer lives at the expense of those who listen" warns against flattery and the vanity that blinds us.

Question 9

Question 9 : In "The Wolf and the Lamb", what reason does the Wolf give for eating the Lamb?

Réponses possibles :

The Lamb insulted him
The Lamb is muddying his water
The Lamb stole his food
The Lamb made noise

Answer

The Wolf accuses the Lamb of muddying its water, but it's just a pretext. The moral: "Might makes right."

Question 10

Question 10 : How many books make up the complete Fables of La Fontaine?

Réponses possibles :

6 books
10 books
12 books
15 books

Answer

La Fontaine's Fables are divided into 12 books, published in three collections between 1668 and 1694, totaling 243 fables.

Accepted Answer

The Tortoise wins because the Hare, overconfident, stops to sleep. The moral: "Slow and steady wins the race."

Question 4 : In which century did Jean de La Fontaine live and write his fables?

Question 5 : In "The Lion and the Mouse", what does the Mouse do to save the Lion?

Question 6 : Which animal wants to make itself as big as an Ox in a famous fable?

Question 7 : Which Greek fabulist inspired Jean de La Fontaine for many of his fables?

Question 8 : What is the moral of "The Fox and the Crow"?

Question 9 : In "The Wolf and the Lamb", what reason does the Wolf give for eating the Lamb?

Question 10 : How many books make up the complete Fables of La Fontaine?

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Les 10 questions du quiz

Question 1 : In "The Fox and the Crow", what does the Crow hold in its beak?

Question 2 : What does the Grasshopper do all summer in "The Grasshopper and the Ant"?

Question 3 : In "The Tortoise and the Hare", who wins the race?

Question 4 : In which century did Jean de La Fontaine live and write his fables?

Question 5 : In "The Lion and the Mouse", what does the Mouse do to save the Lion?

Question 6 : Which animal wants to make itself as big as an Ox in a famous fable?

Question 7 : Which Greek fabulist inspired Jean de La Fontaine for many of his fables?

Question 8 : What is the moral of "The Fox and the Crow"?

Question 9 : In "The Wolf and the Lamb", what reason does the Wolf give for eating the Lamb?

Question 10 : How many books make up the complete Fables of La Fontaine?

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