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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. Who is Macer?
(a) The wealthy merchant that sent him to school.
(b) Ovid's school fellow.
(c) Ovid's master of education.
(d) Ovid's father.

2. What does Ovid compare in Amores 1:9?
(a) Lovers and soldiers.
(b) Lovers and politicians.
(c) Lovers and spouses.
(d) Lovers and whores.

3. What does Ovid's wife do when he is banished?
(a) Divorce him.
(b) Accompany him in exile.
(c) Lobby for his return but stay in Rome.
(d) Annul the marriage.

4. What does the dream interpreter say Ovid's dream means?
(a) That he should focus on his writing.
(b) That his lover will soon leave him.
(c) That he is a puppet of the gods.
(d) That he mocks love.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Amores 2:15, what item does Ovid wish he was?

3. When Augustus's daughter Julia reaches adulthood, what does she gain notoriety for?

4. What spectacle does Ovid watch in Amores 3:2?

5. How many times does Ovid marry?

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