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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. To whom is Ovid speaking in Amores 1:6 as he sits outside the door?
(a) The gods.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Porter.
(d) His lover.

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

3. What class is Ovid considered?
(a) Fifth or the lowest class.
(b) Third class.
(c) First class or the elite.
(d) Second class.

4. In the third poem of Amores, what promise does Ovid make?
(a) Fidelity and eternal devotion.
(b) Not to stop until he has bedded a certain influential married woman.
(c) To always be honest and spurn deceit.
(d) To win the affection of the object of his desire.

5. When does Ovid marry for the first time?
(a) When he turns forty.
(b) As soon as he finishes his education.
(c) When he is only a teenager.
(d) When he is settled into his career.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following can best be said about Ovid?

3. What are many of the instructions Ovid gives his lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?

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

5. Who is Macer?

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