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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. When does Ovid employ flattery to keep a lover?
(a) Never, to keep her trying.
(b) Rarely so it remains effective.
(c) All the time and the more the better.
(d) Whenever possible, as long as it sounds sincere.

2. What keeps Ovid from writing the epic poem about warfare he sets out to write?
(a) He must write something the people of Rome want to read.
(b) Cupid shoots him with an arrow.
(c) He feels the topic too lofty for his verse.
(d) It is the topic of caesars and leaders, and he is but a man.

3. What story does Ovid tell in Amores 3:6 in hopes of winning sympathy?
(a) The story of a river that fell in love.
(b) The death of Tibullus.
(c) The story of Achilles.
(d) The story of the Caesar's own marriage.

4. What kind of gifts does Ovid say you should give to keep your lover?
(a) Whatever she asks for.
(b) No gifts should be given.
(c) Small gifts that are chosen with skill and discretion.
(d) The costlier gifts the better.

5. What does Ovid liken love to?
(a) A game.
(b) Sports.
(c) War.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid compare resisting the powers of love to?

2. What does Ovid ask Corinna to do in Amores 3:14?

3. What does Ovid say is true of love?

4. In the fifth poem of Amores Book I, what time of day is it?

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

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