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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 is the problem Ovid gives his lover instructions about in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) None of the above.
(b) His lover wants to run away from her home with him.
(c) His lover is being courted by a powerful man.
(d) His lover is with her husband at a party.

2. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) Already a willing accomplice.
(b) A chaste woman resisting her feelings.
(c) A brazen woman with no regard for the opinion of those around her.
(d) An impassioned naive girl.

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

4. Which of the following could be a quote from Amores 1:8?
(a) All of the above.
(b) "Stop worshipping genius, try generosity just for a change."
(c) "A certain bitch, snake, hag."
(d) "But never stay angry too long. A festering quarrel can make permanent enemies."

5. What keeps Ovid from writing the epic poem about warfare he sets out to write?
(a) It is the topic of caesars and leaders, and he is but a man.
(b) He must write something the people of Rome want to read.
(c) Cupid shoots him with an arrow.
(d) He feels the topic too lofty for his verse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Ovid overhear a person giving Corinna in Amores 1:8?

2. Who is Ovid trying to persuade to stay away in Amores 1:13?

3. In the third poem of Amores, what promise does Ovid make?

4. What is one of the clear causes of Ovid's banishment from Rome?

5. What time period does Ovid live in?

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