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

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

3. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) A brazen woman with no regard for the opinion of those around her.
(b) A chaste woman resisting her feelings.
(c) An impassioned naive girl.
(d) Already a willing accomplice.

4. What do people say about Ovid's speeches?
(a) They can bring peace between warring nations.
(b) His poetic ability is clear in them.
(c) They motivate the masses.
(d) They increase patriotism.

5. Does Ovid have children?
(a) Yes, he and his third wife had two children.
(b) Yes, he had one daughter from his second marriage.
(c) Yes, he had eight children from his various marriages.
(d) He had several stepchildren.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Augustus's daughter Julia reaches adulthood, what does she gain notoriety for?

2. What is Ovid hoping will happen as he waits outside the door in Amores 1:6?

3. What problem does Ovid have in Amores 2:10?

4. In the third poem of Amores, what promise does Ovid make?

5. In Amores 2:6, what does the parrot show little interest in?

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