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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. Does Ovid have children?
(a) Yes, he and his third wife had two children.
(b) He had several stepchildren.
(c) Yes, he had eight children from his various marriages.
(d) Yes, he had one daughter from his second marriage.

2. What does Ovid constantly get distracted by while in the arena?
(a) Thoughts of Corinna.
(b) The girl who accompanies him.
(c) Pretty women passing by.
(d) An incomplete verse he has left.

3. What does Ovid say about Nape who is Corinna's handmaid?
(a) She is easy to deceive.
(b) She is a great go-between.
(c) She has alterior motives.
(d) She meddles in affairs that are not hers.

4. Which of the following is NOT a position held by Ovid in Amores 3?
(a) Let me cling to my foolish illusions.
(b) It is my poetry and not me that deserves the beauties in my bed.
(c) We eternally chafe at restrictions and covet whatever's forbidden.
(d) I'm not the fool I was.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid do after his first marriage ends?

2. What does Ovid do to defend his actions in Amores 1:7?

3. Who does the poet overhear speaking with Corinna in Amores 1:8?

4. To whom is Ovid speaking in Amores 1:6 as he sits outside the door?

5. Who is Corinna with in Amores 3:8 that Ovid finds especially hurtful?

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