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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Art of Love : Chapter 2, Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's poetry?
(a) Shows toleration for marital infidelity.
(b) Is bucolic and pastoral.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Undercuts the regime in power.

2. Where is Ovid in Amores 3:13?
(a) Juno's festival in Falerii.
(b) Traveling the countryside with Corinna.
(c) On a boat off the shore.
(d) In the bed of a woman that he does not like.

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

4. Which of the following does Ovid suggest is a bad idea?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Get drunk.
(c) Seduce a maid to get to a girl.
(d) Praise your girl to a friend.

5. Whose baby does Ovid suppose Corinna is carrying when she tries to get an abortion?
(a) He doesn't know.
(b) Her other lover's.
(c) Her husband's.
(d) Ovid's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Ovid give for his impotence in Amores 3:7?

2. In Amores 9B, which of the following does Ovid prefer?

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a position held by Ovid in Amores 3?

5. Why does Ovid berate the writing tablet in Amores 1:12?

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