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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. When Augustus's daughter Julia reaches adulthood, what does she gain notoriety for?
(a) Her ability as an orator.
(b) Marrying the caesar who is her stepfather.
(c) Promiscuity.
(d) Her subversive political nature.

2. In Amores 2:5, what does Ovid witness his lover doing?
(a) Lying to avoid him.
(b) Making love to her husband.
(c) Saying bad things about him.
(d) Having an affair with another man.

3. What does Ovid often happens with feigned passion?
(a) You see the other's faults more clearly.
(b) It turns into the real thing.
(c) It makes both parties bitter.
(d) It allows you more control.

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

5. Which of the following best characterizes the leadership of the Roman Empire during Ovid's life?
(a) They are wealthy merchants able to buy their way into power.
(b) They are from Gaul.
(c) They combine political and military leadership.
(d) They are the strongest men in the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid NOT recommend doing with your hair to appear attractive to women?

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

3. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?

4. What keeps Ovid from writing the epic poem about warfare he sets out to write?

5. What time period does Ovid live in?

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