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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. What is Ovid hoping will happen as he waits outside the door in Amores 1:6?
(a) Corinna's husband to leave.
(b) Corinna to answer him.
(c) Corinna to come home.
(d) The doorbolt to slide free.

2. What better part of himself does Ovid refer to in Amores 1:15?
(a) His poetry.
(b) His love.
(c) His lover.
(d) His daughter.

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

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

5. What is the horrible crime Ovid defines in Amores 2:2?
(a) Turning away a lover.
(b) Denying love.
(c) Embarrassing a woman.
(d) Bringing adulterous affairs to light.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Ovid, what happens when people resist the powers of love?

5. What advice does Ovid overhear a person giving Corinna in Amores 1:8?

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