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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 Ovid recommend as an effective way to rekindle the passion of a lover that has cooled?
(a) Give her a rival.
(b) Remove yourself and wait for her to come to you.
(c) Be constantly at her side.
(d) Alternate between flattering her and criticizing her.

2. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) A brazen woman with no regard for the opinion of those around her.
(b) An impassioned naive girl.
(c) Already a willing accomplice.
(d) A chaste woman resisting her feelings.

3. What advice does Ovid give particularly to lovers who are poor?
(a) Learn carefully how to manipulate.
(b) Keep peace with the mistress.
(c) Tolerate infidelity.
(d) Chose an undemanding lover.

4. What is Ovid angry at in Amores 3:6?
(a) The gods.
(b) A small river barring his way to meet a lover.
(c) His muse.
(d) The institution of marriage.

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?
(a) "Love" or her body.
(b) His morals will her reform her.
(c) His distaste for her personality.
(d) His morals will decline to match his lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Ovid dream in Amores 3:5?

2. Which of the following is advice that Ovid gives?

3. In the third poem of Amores, what promise does Ovid make?

4. What happens that Ovid regrets instantly in Amores 1:7?

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

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