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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 suggest in important in keeping a lover?
(a) Maintaining dignity and pride.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Having authority in the relationship.
(d) Catering to her whims.

2. What is the forte of the parrot that dies in Amores 2:6?
(a) His beautiful plumage.
(b) Talking.
(c) Swinging upside down.
(d) Catching nuts.

3. Which hairstyle does Ovid favor?
(a) He thinks it should vary depending on the woman.
(b) Braided like Diana.
(c) Loose, long, and wild.
(d) Piled on top.

4. What does Ovid liken love to?
(a) Sports.
(b) All of the above.
(c) A game.
(d) War.

5. What does Ovid say made Corinna popular in Amores 3:12?
(a) His poems.
(b) Her loose morals.
(c) Her husband's money.
(d) Her exquisite beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?

2. What social trouble plagues the upper classes of Rome?

3. If your love letters are met with rejection or resistance, what does Ovid recommend?

4. Who is Augustus?

5. What story does Ovid tell in Amores 3:6 in hopes of winning sympathy?

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