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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, The Cures for Love : Chapter 1, The Cures for Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of gifts does Ovid say you should give to keep your lover?
(a) Whatever she asks for.
(b) No gifts should be given.
(c) Small gifts that are chosen with skill and discretion.
(d) The costlier gifts the better.

2. In Amores 2:4, what type of woman does Ovid express a preference for?
(a) All of them.
(b) Smart ones.
(c) Blondes.
(d) Demure ones.

3. What does Ovid suggest in important in keeping a lover?
(a) Having authority in the relationship.
(b) Catering to her whims.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Maintaining dignity and pride.

4. Who is Augustus?
(a) Ovid's great uncle.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Caesar of Rome.
(d) A man of immense wealth and influence.

5. Who appears to Ovid abruptly in the middle of The Art of Love book 2?
(a) Cupid.
(b) Corinna.
(c) Venus.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid say of "ladies plucking their first gray hairs"?

2. What does Ovid NOT recommend doing with your hair to appear attractive to women?

3. How does the competitor Ovid support do in the competition?

4. What advice does Ovid overhear a person giving Corinna in Amores 1:8?

5. What does Ovid say that soldiers have that he does not?

(see the answer key)

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