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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Amores : Chapter 2, Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ovid's father against Ovid becoming a poet?
(a) He wants Ovid to take over the family business.
(b) There is no money in it.
(c) Poetry is not a respected talent.
(d) Poets have a reputation as subversives.

2. What does Ovid compare resisting the powers of love to?
(a) A hermit closing his eyes to the world.
(b) A horse resisting its harness.
(c) A bird deciding not to fly.
(d) Fighting back the tide.

3. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's poetry?
(a) Is bucolic and pastoral.
(b) Shows toleration for marital infidelity.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Undercuts the regime in power.

4. Why does Corinna's hair fall out?
(a) Her husband pulls it out in anger.
(b) She stops eating to lose weight.
(c) She falls ill.
(d) She uses too many rinses to color it.

5. What does Ovid's wife do when he is banished?
(a) Accompany him in exile.
(b) Lobby for his return but stay in Rome.
(c) Annul the marriage.
(d) Divorce him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What class is Ovid considered?

3. To whom is Ovid speaking in Amores 1:6 as he sits outside the door?

4. In Amores 2:18, what does Ovid claim to be unable to do?

5. After the attempted abortion, what is Corinna's immediate state?

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