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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Amores : Chapter 2, Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ovid threaten with exposure if she denies him in Amores 2:8?
(a) Corinna.
(b) Corinna's best friend.
(c) Corinna's lady maid, Cypassis.
(d) Caesar's daughter.

2. Who is Augustus?
(a) A man of immense wealth and influence.
(b) Caesar of Rome.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Ovid's great uncle.

3. Where is Ovid born?
(a) In the southern part of France.
(b) In Greece.
(c) In Rome.
(d) Outside the city of Rome.

4. What is the problem Ovid gives his lover instructions about in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) His lover is being courted by a powerful man.
(b) His lover wants to run away from her home with him.
(c) His lover is with her husband at a party.
(d) None of the above.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's poetry?

3. Why does Ovid berate the writing tablet in Amores 1:12?

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

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

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