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

2. Who is Corinna with in Amores 3:8 that Ovid finds especially hurtful?
(a) Another poet.
(b) A soldier.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A new very handsome lover.

3. What reasons doe his partner give for Ovid's impotence?
(a) A hex or he had just made love with someone else.
(b) Infidelity or inflated ego.
(c) Weakness or fear.
(d) A witches curse or the disfavor of the gods.

4. What is the problem Ovid gives his lover instructions about in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) His lover wants to run away from her home with him.
(b) None of the above.
(c) His lover is with her husband at a party.
(d) His lover is being courted by a powerful man.

5. What advice does Ovid give about handling your lover's shortcomings?
(a) Do not criticize them. Instead, pretend that they do not exist.
(b) Bring them up to make her more grateful.
(c) Gentle management can improve them over time.
(d) None of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid say about keeping a lover once you have won her?

2. What reason does Ovid give for his impotence in Amores 3:7?

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

4. How does Ovid feel about kissing and telling?

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

(see the answer key)

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