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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's wife do when he is banished?
(a) Annul the marriage.
(b) Lobby for his return but stay in Rome.
(c) Divorce him.
(d) Accompany him in exile.

2. What does Ovid recommend NOT doing at night?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Meeting a girl for the first time.
(c) Setting up a meeting with a married woman.
(d) Judging beauty.

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

4. What advice does Ovid give involving your rivals in love?
(a) Do not expose your rivals.
(b) Oil the door for them.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Let yourself be cheated on.

5. What would happen if Daedalus or his son flew too high?
(a) Their wax wings would be softened by the sun and break.
(b) They would faint from lack of air.
(c) The gods would become envious.
(d) They would become lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Amores 2:17, what attribute of Corinna does Ovid say keeps him enslaved?

2. If your love letters are met with rejection or resistance, what does Ovid recommend?

3. When does Ovid employ flattery to keep a lover?

4. What does Ovid recommend doing with things you intend to do for your lover regardless?

5. Who does the poet overhear speaking with Corinna in Amores 1:8?

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