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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. In Amores 3:11, Ovid claims, "Your morals turn me off, your body on." Which one does he say is likely to win out?
(a) His distaste for her personality.
(b) His morals will her reform her.
(c) "Love" or her body.
(d) His morals will decline to match his lust.

2. In Amores 2:6, what does the parrot show little interest in?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Other birds.
(c) Attention.
(d) Food.

3. What does the dream interpreter say Ovid's dream means?
(a) That his lover will soon leave him.
(b) That he should focus on his writing.
(c) That he is a puppet of the gods.
(d) That he mocks love.

4. What does Ovid tell women about youth?
(a) Do not marry during your youth.
(b) It is overrated.
(c) It is the time to learn technique.
(d) It is fleeting and so you should enjoy it.

5. What does Ovid recommend women pay great attention to?
(a) The passion of a lover.
(b) Determining if a potential lover is sincere or a player.
(c) The other women surrounding a potential lover.
(d) The wealth of her suitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is advice that Ovid gives?

2. Why does Corinna's hair fall out?

3. What sort of physique does Ovid say that men consumed by love have?

4. After the theater, where does Ovid recommend looking for a mistress?

5. What does Ovid say about the characters of women?

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