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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 ask Corinna to do in Amores 3:14?
(a) Sleep with him one last night.
(b) Be faithful.
(c) For her to be discreet and hide her other affairs from him.
(d) None of the above.

2. What does Ovid do to defend his actions in Amores 1:7?
(a) Explains love drives one to irrational actions.
(b) Explains all lovers take risks.
(c) Criticise's his lover's attitude.
(d) Cite instances of physical abuse in the gods.

3. Why did Daedalus make wings for himself and his son?
(a) Because they had to cross impassable mountains.
(b) Because he wanted to be closer to the gods.
(c) Because air was the only escape from Minos.
(d) Because he envied the flight of birds.

4. What argument does Ovid make for his case in Amores 1:10?
(a) His gifts are verses that immortalize beauty.
(b) Females of the animal kingdom do not fleece their males.
(c) All the above.
(d) If making love gives pleasure to both, why should she reap and he pay?

5. What does Ovid recommend doing with things you intend to do for your lover regardless?
(a) Make a big show about doing them.
(b) Pretend to make them a difficult decision to make.
(c) Do them promptly and make no fuss over them.
(d) Wait until asked so you get credit.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Ovid employ flattery to keep a lover?

2. Which of the following Adages does Ovid agree with in The Art of Love?

3. What does Ovid say is true of love?

4. What does Ovid compare in Amores 1:9?

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

(see the answer key)

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