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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. Who is Ovid accused of having an affair with in Amores 2:7?
(a) Every woman he sees.
(b) Corinna's lady maid.
(c) A young virgin.
(d) Corinna's best friend.

2. What does Ovid compare resisting the powers of love to?
(a) A hermit closing his eyes to the world.
(b) A horse resisting its harness.
(c) A bird deciding not to fly.
(d) Fighting back the tide.

3. What is Ovid tempted to do when good men die untimely deaths?
(a) Make them immortal in his verses.
(b) Deny that the gods exist.
(c) Weep for the injustice of the world.
(d) See the execution of bad men.

4. What reasons doe his partner give for Ovid's impotence?
(a) A hex or he had just made love with someone else.
(b) A witches curse or the disfavor of the gods.
(c) Weakness or fear.
(d) Infidelity or inflated ego.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Amores 2:6, what does the parrot show little interest in?

2. Why does Corinna's hair fall out?

3. What does the dream interpreter say Ovid's dream means?

4. What is the forte of the parrot that dies in Amores 2:6?

5. How long does Ovid's family live?

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