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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. In Amores 2:18, what does Ovid claim to be unable to do?
(a) Eject Corinna.
(b) Love a woman other than Corinna.
(c) See anything bad in Corinna.
(d) Ever give his heart entirely.

2. What advice is Ovid giving to men in Amores 3:4?
(a) To go on long campaigns of war.
(b) To never leave their wives side.
(c) To not object to or try to control adulterous wives.
(d) To have mistresses.

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

4. When does Ovid marry for the first time?
(a) When he is only a teenager.
(b) As soon as he finishes his education.
(c) When he turns forty.
(d) When he is settled into his career.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ovid hoping will happen as he waits outside the door in Amores 1:6?

2. What does Ovid constantly get distracted by while in the arena?

3. In Amores 2:9, what does Ovid argue that he should quit?

4. In Amores 2:14, what practice does Ovid say could cause mankind to be extinct?

5. What does Ovid say made Corinna popular in Amores 3:12?

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