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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. After the attempted abortion, what is Corinna's immediate state?
(a) Remorseful and depressed.
(b) Still pregnant.
(c) In danger for her life.
(d) Relieved and exhausted.

2. What keeps Ovid from writing the epic poem about warfare he sets out to write?
(a) Cupid shoots him with an arrow.
(b) It is the topic of caesars and leaders, and he is but a man.
(c) He feels the topic too lofty for his verse.
(d) He must write something the people of Rome want to read.

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

4. Which of the following could be a quote from Amores 1:8?
(a) "Stop worshipping genius, try generosity just for a change."
(b) "But never stay angry too long. A festering quarrel can make permanent enemies."
(c) All of the above.
(d) "A certain bitch, snake, hag."

5. According to Ovid, what happens when people resist the powers of love?
(a) A life on land instead of in the skies.
(b) Drowning in the sea.
(c) A much more thorough "going-over" than those who admit they are hooked.
(d) Isolation and denial.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Amores 2:5, what does Ovid witness his lover doing?

2. What does Ovid compare in Amores 1:9?

3. What is the problem Ovid gives his lover instructions about in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?

4. What problem does Ovid have in Amores 2:10?

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

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