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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Amores : Chapter 3, Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ovid do after his first marriage ends?
(a) Finishes his education.
(b) Spends time with Macer.
(c) All the above.
(d) Travels.

3. Who is Corinna with in Amores 3:8 that Ovid finds especially hurtful?
(a) A new very handsome lover.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Another poet.
(d) A soldier.

4. Why is Ovid's father against Ovid becoming a poet?
(a) Poetry is not a respected talent.
(b) He wants Ovid to take over the family business.
(c) Poets have a reputation as subversives.
(d) There is no money in it.

5. Who is Ovid telling to turn a blind eye about the affairs of his lover in Amores 2:2?
(a) The other affair of a married woman.
(b) Venus.
(c) The high priest.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Macer?

2. In the third poem of Amores, what promise does Ovid make?

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

4. What is the forte of the parrot that dies in Amores 2:6?

5. Which of the following could be a quote from Amores 1:8?

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