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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Amores : Chapter 1, Book 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What better part of himself does Ovid refer to in Amores 1:15?
(a) His love.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His poetry.
(d) His lover.

2. Which of the following can best be said about Ovid?
(a) He never will have had a satisfactory political career.
(b) His success is due soley to his family's wealth.
(c) Poetry is they only thing he was admired for.
(d) He enjoys some time with the reputation of being a good statesman and excellent poet.

3. How much focus does Ovid put on poetry when he finishes his education?
(a) He focuses all his attention on poetry.
(b) He has given up all hope of becoming a poet and does not think of it at all.
(c) He continues to study it diligently even though he does not think he would ever use it.
(d) He nurtures his poetic talent on the side while studying for a lucrative career.

4. What does Ovid object to and says cools his passion?
(a) His lover wearing too much makeup.
(b) His lover taunting him.
(c) His lover asking for gifts.
(d) His lover continuing relations with her husband.

5. How many times does Ovid marry?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the implied reason that Ovid does not have a military career?

2. What is the problem Ovid gives his lover instructions about in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?

3. What does Ovid compare in Amores 1:9?

4. Why does Corinna's hair fall out?

5. Where is Ovid born?

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