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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 are many of the instructions Ovid gives his lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) What to say to appear coy.
(b) Secret signals for them to communicate.
(c) What living independently means.
(d) How to hold off an interested man.

2. What victory does Ovid celebrate in Amores 2:12?
(a) The publication of his poems.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Corinna in his arms.
(d) The return of his health.

3. What spectacle does Ovid watch in Amores 3:2?
(a) The forum.
(b) Gladiators.
(c) The gods fighting for influence.
(d) Chariot races.

4. In Amores 2:5, what does Ovid witness his lover doing?
(a) Lying to avoid him.
(b) Making love to her husband.
(c) Having an affair with another man.
(d) Saying bad things about him.

5. 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 is settled into his career.
(d) When he turns forty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ovid object to and says cools his passion?

3. Of what does Ovid dream in Amores 3:5?

4. After the attempted abortion, what is Corinna's immediate state?

5. What is the implied reason that Ovid does not have a military career?

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