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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. What does Ovid liken love to?
(a) A game.
(b) War.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Sports.

2. After the attempted abortion, what is Corinna's immediate state?
(a) Relieved and exhausted.
(b) Remorseful and depressed.
(c) Still pregnant.
(d) In danger for her life.

3. What advice is Ovid giving to men in Amores 3:4?
(a) To never leave their wives side.
(b) To go on long campaigns of war.
(c) To not object to or try to control adulterous wives.
(d) To have mistresses.

4. What is one of the clear causes of Ovid's banishment from Rome?
(a) His affair with the Caesar's wife.
(b) His father's execution for treason.
(c) His scandalous and immoral poetry.
(d) His speeches against the caesar.

5. Which of the following could be a quote from Amores 1:8?
(a) "Stop worshipping genius, try generosity just for a change."
(b) "But never stay angry too long. A festering quarrel can make permanent enemies."
(c) All of the above.
(d) "A certain bitch, snake, hag."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a statement that Ovid makes?

2. What are many of the instructions Ovid gives his lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?

3. Who is arguing about Ovid in Amores 3:1?

4. In Amores 2:9, what does Ovid argue that he should quit?

5. What does Ovid say women are expert at?

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