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

2. To whom is Ovid speaking in Amores 1:6 as he sits outside the door?
(a) Himself.
(b) His lover.
(c) The gods.
(d) The Porter.

3. What does Ovid notice has changed in his lover when he kisses her in Amores 2:5?
(a) How her clothes are laced up.
(b) Her technique of kissing.
(c) How passionate her kisses are.
(d) The way her hair smells.

4. In Amores 2:10, how does Ovid say he would like to die?
(a) Peacefully in bed.
(b) In a mid-coital act.
(c) Murdered tragically by a jealous husband.
(d) By the hand of his beloved.

5. Who does the poet overhear speaking with Corinna in Amores 1:8?
(a) Corinna's maid.
(b) Corinna's husband.
(c) Another man who wants to be her lover.
(d) Dipsas the witch.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Amores 2:19, what does Ovid wish for in the end of Amores?

4. What does Ovid ask Corinna to do in Amores 3:14?

5. Who is Ovid telling to turn a blind eye about the affairs of his lover in Amores 2:2?

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