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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Art of Love : Chapter 1, Book 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Ovid give for his impotence in Amores 3:7?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Stress.
(c) Expectations.
(d) No reason.

2. Which of the following best describes the nature of The Art of Love Book 1?
(a) A collection of observations about love.
(b) Suggestions on how to find a soul mate.
(c) A rancorous tirade of a bittered lover.
(d) A how-to manual about seducing women.

3. What does Ovid encourage at parties?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Befriending the girl's escort.
(c) Let the girl see passion in your eyes.
(d) Ambiguous phrases that make the girl feel they are for her.

4. How does Ovid's first marriage end?
(a) None of the above.
(b) His father casts out his wife after catching her in an affair.
(c) Divorce after only a couple years.
(d) He loses his wife and child in childbirth.

5. Which of the following is NOT a position held by Ovid in Amores 3?
(a) We eternally chafe at restrictions and covet whatever's forbidden.
(b) I'm not the fool I was.
(c) It is my poetry and not me that deserves the beauties in my bed.
(d) Let me cling to my foolish illusions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Ovid marry?

2. What do people say about Ovid's speeches?

3. In Amores 2:10, how does Ovid say he would like to die?

4. What does Ovid say about seducing the maid of the lady you are after?

5. What does Ovid define as his natural weapons in Amores 2:1?

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