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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 one of the clear causes of Ovid's banishment from Rome?
(a) His affair with the Caesar's wife.
(b) His father's execution for treason.
(c) His speeches against the caesar.
(d) His scandalous and immoral poetry.

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

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

4. What are many of the instructions Ovid gives his lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) Secret signals for them to communicate.
(b) What living independently means.
(c) How to hold off an interested man.
(d) What to say to appear coy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ovid, what happens when people resist the powers of love?

2. When does Ovid marry for the first time?

3. What happens that Ovid regrets instantly in Amores 1:7?

4. Who does the poet overhear speaking with Corinna in Amores 1:8?

5. How many times does Ovid marry?

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