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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 relation to politics, what is Ovid good at?
(a) Negotiation.
(b) Giving speeches.
(c) Writing treaties.
(d) Making people trust him.

2. What career does Ovid's education meant to prepare him for?
(a) Ovid studies business and trade so he could take over his father's empire.
(b) Ovid studies medicine to be a doctor.
(c) Ovid's education is in law so he could be a statesman.
(d) Ovid studies the classics so he could be a writer.

3. Which of the following could be a quote from Amores 1:8?
(a) "But never stay angry too long. A festering quarrel can make permanent enemies."
(b) "A certain bitch, snake, hag."
(c) "Stop worshipping genius, try generosity just for a change."
(d) All of the above.

4. Who is Ovid trying to persuade to stay away in Amores 1:13?
(a) Corinna's husband.
(b) Aurora, the dawn.
(c) Cupid.
(d) His father from visiting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Amores 2:19, what does Ovid wish for in the end of Amores?

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

3. Which of the following can best be said about Ovid?

4. Does Ovid have children?

5. When does Ovid marry for the first time?

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