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

2. What happens that Ovid regrets instantly in Amores 1:7?
(a) He has just said hurtful things to his lover.
(b) He has just physically attacked his lover.
(c) He has just been caught by his lover's husband.
(d) He has just broken up with his lover.

3. What time period does Ovid live in?
(a) During the reign of Julius Caesar.
(b) The 1500s.
(c) The second century.
(d) Around the time of Christ.

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

5. What career does Ovid's education meant to prepare him for?
(a) Ovid's education is in law so he could be a statesman.
(b) Ovid studies medicine to be a doctor.
(c) Ovid studies business and trade so he could take over his father's empire.
(d) Ovid studies the classics so he could be a writer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Ovid born?

3. When Augustus's daughter Julia reaches adulthood, what does she gain notoriety for?

4. To whom is Ovid speaking in Amores 1:6 as he sits outside the door?

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

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