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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. In Amores 9B, which of the following does Ovid prefer?
(a) To be dead.
(b) To sleep peacefully every night.
(c) To be alone.
(d) To be deceived by a mistress.

2. What does Ovid do after his first marriage ends?
(a) Finishes his education.
(b) Spends time with Macer.
(c) All the above.
(d) Travels.

3. In Amores 2:18, what does Ovid claim to be unable to do?
(a) See anything bad in Corinna.
(b) Eject Corinna.
(c) Ever give his heart entirely.
(d) Love a woman other than Corinna.

4. What social trouble plagues the upper classes of Rome?
(a) Adultery has grown to outrageous proportions.
(b) Politics are seeped with treason.
(c) Religiosity is at an all time low.
(d) No one wants to lead or govern.

5. What does Ovid say about Nape who is Corinna's handmaid?
(a) She is easy to deceive.
(b) She meddles in affairs that are not hers.
(c) She is a great go-between.
(d) She has alterior motives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best characterizes the leadership of the Roman Empire during Ovid's life?

2. In the fifth poem of Amores Book I, what time of day is it?

3. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's poetry?

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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