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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Art of Love : Chapter 3, Book 3.

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 chaste woman resisting her feelings.
(c) Already a willing accomplice.
(d) A brazen woman with no regard for the opinion of those around her.

2. In Amores 2:3, who is Ovid trying to convince to help him as a go-between?
(a) Corinna's best friend.
(b) Corinna's sister.
(c) A eunoch keeper.
(d) A messenger boy of Corinna's household.

3. How does Ovid feel about love charms and aphrodisiacs?
(a) They can be useful when used with caution.
(b) Some are beneficial, others useless.
(c) One should avoid all such nasty tricks.
(d) They are an important tool to master.

4. Who inspires Ovid to write this long poem for women?
(a) Venus.
(b) His own feelings of love.
(c) Athena.
(d) Corinna.

5. Whose baby does Ovid suppose Corinna is carrying when she tries to get an abortion?
(a) Her other lover's.
(b) He doesn't know.
(c) Ovid's.
(d) Her husband's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid define as his natural weapons in Amores 2:1?

2. What does Ovid recommend women pay great attention to?

3. When does Ovid recommend regarding parties?

4. Who has died in Amores 3:9?

5. What does Ovid say is the secret to finesse at lovemaking?

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