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

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

3. Who appears to Ovid abruptly in the middle of The Art of Love book 2?
(a) Corinna.
(b) Venus.
(c) Cupid.
(d) Apollo.

4. How does the competitor Ovid support do in the competition?
(a) He comes in last.
(b) He is disqualified for cheating.
(c) He wins.
(d) He makes it to final round, but does not win.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the problem Ovid gives his lover instructions about in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?

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

4. What did Vulcan gain by catching Venus and Mars together and exposing them?

5. What story does Ovid tell in Amores 3:6 in hopes of winning sympathy?

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