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

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

3. What keeps Ovid and Corinna apart in Amores 3:10?
(a) The rites for Ceres' yearly festival.
(b) Corinna falls ill.
(c) They fight.
(d) Her husband back from campaign.

4. How many times does Ovid marry?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid say about Nape who is Corinna's handmaid?

2. What advice does Ovid overhear a person giving Corinna in Amores 1:8?

3. Which member of the arguing pair squabbling for his attention does Ovid choose?

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

5. How much focus does Ovid put on poetry when he finishes his education?

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