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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. What are many of the instructions Ovid gives his lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) How to hold off an interested man.
(b) Secret signals for them to communicate.
(c) What to say to appear coy.
(d) What living independently means.

2. In Amores 2:15, what item does Ovid wish he was?
(a) A flower in Corinna's hair.
(b) A ring on Corinna's finger.
(c) Corinna's undergarments.
(d) The sheets on Corinna's bed.

3. Who is Augustus?
(a) All of the above.
(b) A man of immense wealth and influence.
(c) Caesar of Rome.
(d) Ovid's great uncle.

4. What does Ovid say about keeping a lover once you have won her?
(a) It is not important.
(b) It will take care of itself.
(c) It is as tricky as winning her.
(d) It is the hardest task of all.

5. Which of the following best describes the content of The Art of Love Book 3?
(a) How to find a husband.
(b) What men want.
(c) How women should present themselves.
(d) A guide for women about love.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the attempted abortion, what is Corinna's immediate state?

2. What point does Ovid try to make by telling the story of Procris and Cephalus?

3. What do people say about Ovid's speeches?

4. When Augustus's daughter Julia reaches adulthood, what does she gain notoriety for?

5. Who appears to Ovid abruptly in the middle of The Art of Love book 2?

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