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

2. In Amores 1:6, what activity is Ovid engaged in?
(a) Begging his lover to let him come to her.
(b) Entreating the gods to bring his lover to him.
(c) A nightime vigil outside his lovers door as he hopes to be let in.
(d) Dressing for a social occasion.

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

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

5. What time period does Ovid live in?
(a) During the reign of Julius Caesar.
(b) Around the time of Christ.
(c) The 1500s.
(d) The second century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What class is Ovid considered?

2. In Amores 2:15, what item does Ovid wish he was?

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

4. Which of the following could be a quote from Amores 1:8?

5. What does Ovid's wife do when he is banished?

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