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

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

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

4. What does Ovid do to defend his actions in Amores 1:7?
(a) Explains all lovers take risks.
(b) Criticise's his lover's attitude.
(c) Cite instances of physical abuse in the gods.
(d) Explains love drives one to irrational actions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Amores 1:6, what activity is Ovid engaged in?

2. What is the problem Ovid gives his lover instructions about in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?

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

4. How long does Ovid's family live?

5. What time period does Ovid live in?

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