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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Art of Love : Chapter 2, Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the dream interpreter say Ovid's dream means?
(a) That his lover will soon leave him.
(b) That he mocks love.
(c) That he should focus on his writing.
(d) That he is a puppet of the gods.

2. Where is Ovid in Amores 3:13?
(a) On a boat off the shore.
(b) In the bed of a woman that he does not like.
(c) Juno's festival in Falerii.
(d) Traveling the countryside with Corinna.

3. What happens that Ovid regrets instantly in Amores 1:7?
(a) He has just broken up with his lover.
(b) He has just said hurtful things to his lover.
(c) He has just been caught by his lover's husband.
(d) He has just physically attacked his lover.

4. What does Ovid say about keeping a lover once you have won her?
(a) It is the hardest task of all.
(b) It is as tricky as winning her.
(c) It is not important.
(d) It will take care of itself.

5. Why does Ovid berate the writing tablet in Amores 1:12?
(a) It is not big enough to hold everything he wants to say.
(b) Corinna returns it to him, saying she cannot meet him today.
(c) None of the above.
(d) His chalk verses are rubbed off.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the poet overhear speaking with Corinna in Amores 1:8?

3. In Amores 1:6, what activity is Ovid engaged in?

4. According to Ovid, what happens when people resist the powers of love?

5. In Amores 3:11, Ovid claims, "Your morals turn me off, your body on." Which one does he say is likely to win out?

(see the answer key)

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