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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. What victory does Ovid celebrate in Amores 2:12?
(a) The publication of his poems.
(b) The return of his health.
(c) Corinna in his arms.
(d) None of the above.

2. What do people say about Ovid's speeches?
(a) They motivate the masses.
(b) They increase patriotism.
(c) His poetic ability is clear in them.
(d) They can bring peace between warring nations.

3. In relation to politics, what is Ovid good at?
(a) Writing treaties.
(b) Giving speeches.
(c) Making people trust him.
(d) Negotiation.

4. What are many of the instructions Ovid gives his lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) How to hold off an interested man.
(b) What living independently means.
(c) Secret signals for them to communicate.
(d) What to say to appear coy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ovid threaten with exposure if she denies him in Amores 2:8?

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

3. In Amores 2:9, what does Ovid argue that he should quit?

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

5. Who is Augustus?

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