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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What history of sexuality does Ovid give to the theater?
(a) Erotic performances.
(b) A group rape of Sabine girls by Roman soldiers.
(c) The favorite place of the upper class to find lovers.
(d) The rape of slaves on stage for audiences to see.

2. What does Ovid tell women about youth?
(a) Do not marry during your youth.
(b) It is fleeting and so you should enjoy it.
(c) It is the time to learn technique.
(d) It is overrated.

3. Which of the following does Ovid suggest is a bad idea?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Seduce a maid to get to a girl.
(c) Praise your girl to a friend.
(d) Get drunk.

4. How does Ovid explain the need for a book on the Cures for Love?
(a) All of the above.
(b) To keep blood off Cupid's hands.
(c) To save those that would perish from love.
(d) It will not undo the work of previous poems.

5. What does Ovid say about seducing the maid of the lady you are after?
(a) After the lady is secure, seduce the maid if you want.
(b) Do not seduce the maid to get to the lady.
(c) All of the above.
(d) The maid's guilt will keep her from turner informer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid recommend doing with things you intend to do for your lover regardless?

2. Which of the following Adages does Ovid agree with in The Art of Love?

3. What does Ovid say is the secret to finesse at lovemaking?

4. Which of the following best describes the content of The Art of Love Book 3?

5. What does Ovid often happens with feigned passion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ovid's advice regarding how much to drink at parties?

2. What advice does Ovid give regarding makeup? What does he say about how much to wear and when to apply it?

3. Why does Ovid like to promise gifts?

4. What point does Ovid make when he describes the affair of Mars and Venus being discovered and exposed by Vulcan? What does he recommend?

5. What does Ovid recommend your behavior be like towards a lover you are trying to get over?

6. Does Ovid ever recommend crying? When?

7. What advice does Ovid have for men regarding their hair, body, and clothes?

8. How would you describe Ovid's general approach to women as portrayed in The Art of Love?

9. Are Daedalus and his son successful in their flight? What happens?

10. What does Ovid recommend to women do regarding any personal flaws they might have?

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