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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Art of Love : Chapter 3, Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ovid constantly get distracted by while in the arena?
(a) Thoughts of Corinna.
(b) The girl who accompanies him.
(c) Pretty women passing by.
(d) An incomplete verse he has left.

2. Who does Ovid threaten with exposure if she denies him in Amores 2:8?
(a) Corinna's lady maid, Cypassis.
(b) Caesar's daughter.
(c) Corinna's best friend.
(d) Corinna.

3. When does Ovid say is an appropriate time to make a definitive bold move on a girl?
(a) At the theater when there is still an act left.
(b) As soon as possible.
(c) At her house as soon as her husband has left.
(d) In the confusion of guests leaving a party.

4. In Amores 1:6, what activity is Ovid engaged in?
(a) Entreating the gods to bring his lover to him.
(b) Dressing for a social occasion.
(c) A nightime vigil outside his lovers door as he hopes to be let in.
(d) Begging his lover to let him come to her.

5. How much focus does Ovid put on poetry when he finishes his education?
(a) He nurtures his poetic talent on the side while studying for a lucrative career.
(b) He has given up all hope of becoming a poet and does not think of it at all.
(c) He continues to study it diligently even though he does not think he would ever use it.
(d) He focuses all his attention on poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doe Ovid recommend doing if a girl asks you a question about a float in a parade and you do not know the answer?

2. What would happen if Daedalus or his son flew too high?

3. Which of the following best describes the nature of The Art of Love Book 1?

4. What is Ovid tempted to do when good men die untimely deaths?

5. What reason does Ovid give for his impotence in Amores 3:7?

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