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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 1:6, what activity is Ovid engaged in?
(a) Dressing for a social occasion.
(b) A nightime vigil outside his lovers door as he hopes to be let in.
(c) Entreating the gods to bring his lover to him.
(d) Begging his lover to let him come to her.

2. What is the implied reason that Ovid does not have a military career?
(a) There is a medical reason he was unable to serve.
(b) He is too ambitious politically.
(c) His father is wealthy enough to buy him out of the duty.
(d) Ovid did not want to become a soldier.

3. What better part of himself does Ovid refer to in Amores 1:15?
(a) His poetry.
(b) His love.
(c) His lover.
(d) His daughter.

4. 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."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Amores 2:3, who is Ovid trying to convince to help him as a go-between?

3. In Amores 2:10, how does Ovid say he would like to die?

4. What do people say about Ovid's speeches?

5. What does Ovid notice has changed in his lover when he kisses her in Amores 2:5?

(see the answer key)

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