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

2. Which of the following best characterizes the leadership of the Roman Empire during Ovid's life?
(a) They are from Gaul.
(b) They are wealthy merchants able to buy their way into power.
(c) They are the strongest men in the country.
(d) They combine political and military leadership.

3. What class is Ovid considered?
(a) Fifth or the lowest class.
(b) First class or the elite.
(c) Third class.
(d) Second class.

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

5. Why is Ovid's father against Ovid becoming a poet?
(a) Poets have a reputation as subversives.
(b) Poetry is not a respected talent.
(c) He wants Ovid to take over the family business.
(d) There is no money in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ovid's first marriage end?

2. Where is Ovid born?

3. In the fifth poem of Amores Book I, what time of day is it?

4. What does Ovid say about Nape who is Corinna's handmaid?

5. What does Ovid do to defend his actions in Amores 1:7?

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