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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 does Ovid say regarding drinking while trying to cure love?
(a) Do not drink.
(b) Do not drink or drown your wits. Nothing in between.
(c) Entertain yourself with drink instead of love.
(d) Drink when you are with a different potential love.

2. Who inspires Ovid to write this long poem for women?
(a) Corinna.
(b) Venus.
(c) His own feelings of love.
(d) Athena.

3. Which of the following does Ovid recommend women to do?
(a) Learn to play an instrument.
(b) Be skilled at board games.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Be able to quote poetry.

4. What does Ovid often happens with feigned passion?
(a) It allows you more control.
(b) It makes both parties bitter.
(c) You see the other's faults more clearly.
(d) It turns into the real thing.

5. Which of the following does Ovid use to describe the best time to end a love affair?
(a) Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
(b) Haste makes waste.
(c) He who tarries, marries.
(d) When extinguishing a fire, catch it quick or let it burn out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Ovid recommend to help get over love?

2. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's motivation for his manual on how to subdue love?

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

4. What advice does Ovid give about handling your lover's shortcomings?

5. Which of the following is a statement that Ovid makes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Ovid recommend picturing the person you are trying to get over with a new love? Why or why not?

2. What sort of language does Ovid recommend using when writing to a girl?

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

4. Does Ovid recommend seclusion as a cure for love? What does he say on the subject?

5. Does Ovid ever recommend crying? When?

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

7. What does Ovid say about the way a woman walks and carries herself?

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

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

10. What does Ovid say about beauty in The Art of Love book 2? What advice does he give to prepare for this?

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