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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 does Ovid say women are expert at?
(a) Showing emotion they do not feel.
(b) Denying the advances of calculating men.
(c) Pretending to be disinterested.
(d) Fleecing their lover for gifts.

2. What advice does Ovid give involving your rivals in love?
(a) Let yourself be cheated on.
(b) Oil the door for them.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Do not expose your rivals.

3. What does Ovid suggest can keep passion strong?
(a) Some inaccessability.
(b) Clear communication.
(c) Well-maintained looks.
(d) A feisty temper.

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

5. Which of the following best summarizes a lot of Ovid's advice in The Art of Love book 3?
(a) Make use of youth.
(b) Love is a game to be played.
(c) Know yourself and make the most of how you are.
(d) Men are simple and easily controlled.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Ovid marry for the first time?

2. Which of the following best describes the nature of The Art of Love Book 1?

3. Does Ovid have children?

4. In Amores 2:19, what does Ovid wish for in the end of Amores?

5. Whose baby does Ovid suppose Corinna is carrying when she tries to get an abortion?

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