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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. In Amores 2:9, what does Ovid argue that he should quit?
(a) Taking recklass risks.
(b) The field of love.
(c) Corinna.
(d) Smoking.

2. Why does Corinna's hair fall out?
(a) She uses too many rinses to color it.
(b) She falls ill.
(c) Her husband pulls it out in anger.
(d) She stops eating to lose weight.

3. What does Ovid define as his natural weapons in Amores 2:1?
(a) Looks and prowess.
(b) Poetry and soft words.
(c) Expressions and entreaties.
(d) Threats and entreaties.

4. In Amores 2:15, what item does Ovid wish he was?
(a) A flower in Corinna's hair.
(b) A ring on Corinna's finger.
(c) Corinna's undergarments.
(d) The sheets on Corinna's bed.

5. What is Ovid hoping will happen as he waits outside the door in Amores 1:6?
(a) Corinna to answer him.
(b) The doorbolt to slide free.
(c) Corinna's husband to leave.
(d) Corinna to come home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ovid's father against Ovid becoming a poet?

2. Which of the following best characterizes the leadership of the Roman Empire during Ovid's life?

3. In Amores 2:18, what does Ovid claim to be unable to do?

4. Where is Ovid born?

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

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