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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. According to Ovid, what happens when people resist the powers of love?
(a) Drowning in the sea.
(b) Isolation and denial.
(c) A much more thorough "going-over" than those who admit they are hooked.
(d) A life on land instead of in the skies.

2. 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) He is too ambitious politically.
(c) There is a medical reason he was unable to serve.
(d) Ovid did not want to become a soldier.

3. What argument does Ovid make for his case in Amores 1:10?
(a) Females of the animal kingdom do not fleece their males.
(b) If making love gives pleasure to both, why should she reap and he pay?
(c) His gifts are verses that immortalize beauty.
(d) All the above.

4. In Amores 1:6, what activity is Ovid engaged in?
(a) Begging his lover to let him come to her.
(b) A nightime vigil outside his lovers door as he hopes to be let in.
(c) Entreating the gods to bring his lover to him.
(d) Dressing for a social occasion.

5. What social trouble plagues the upper classes of Rome?
(a) No one wants to lead or govern.
(b) Religiosity is at an all time low.
(c) Politics are seeped with treason.
(d) Adultery has grown to outrageous proportions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people say about Ovid's speeches?

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

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

4. What advice does Ovid overhear a person giving Corinna in Amores 1:8?

5. How long does Ovid's family live?

(see the answer key)

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