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

2. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's poetry?
(a) Undercuts the regime in power.
(b) Shows toleration for marital infidelity.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Is bucolic and pastoral.

3. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) An impassioned naive girl.
(b) Already a willing accomplice.
(c) A chaste woman resisting her feelings.
(d) A brazen woman with no regard for the opinion of those around her.

4. What does Ovid's wife do when he is banished?
(a) Divorce him.
(b) Annul the marriage.
(c) Accompany him in exile.
(d) Lobby for his return but stay in Rome.

5. Who is Ovid trying to persuade to stay away in Amores 1:13?
(a) His father from visiting.
(b) Aurora, the dawn.
(c) Corinna's husband.
(d) Cupid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ovid compare in Amores 1:9?

3. What keeps Ovid from writing the epic poem about warfare he sets out to write?

4. What does Ovid compare resisting the powers of love to?

5. What class is Ovid considered?

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