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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 implied reason that Ovid does not have a military career?
(a) He is too ambitious politically.
(b) There is a medical reason he was unable to serve.
(c) Ovid did not want to become a soldier.
(d) His father is wealthy enough to buy him out of the duty.

2. What does Ovid compare in Amores 1:9?
(a) Lovers and whores.
(b) Lovers and spouses.
(c) Lovers and politicians.
(d) Lovers and soldiers.

3. What does Ovid do after his first marriage ends?
(a) Travels.
(b) Spends time with Macer.
(c) Finishes his education.
(d) All the above.

4. What does Ovid's wife do when he is banished?
(a) Divorce him.
(b) Accompany him in exile.
(c) Lobby for his return but stay in Rome.
(d) Annul the marriage.

5. What advice does Ovid overhear a person giving Corinna in Amores 1:8?
(a) How to use love for financial advantage.
(b) That she had better no entertain any other lovers.
(c) How to make herself more attractive.
(d) How to end the relationship with Ovid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following could be a quote from Amores 1:8?

2. What class is Ovid considered?

3. What argument does Ovid make for his case in Amores 1:10?

4. How much focus does Ovid put on poetry when he finishes his education?

5. Which of the following best characterizes the leadership of the Roman Empire during Ovid's life?

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