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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 story does Ovid tell in Amores 3:6 in hopes of winning sympathy?
(a) The story of the Caesar's own marriage.
(b) The death of Tibullus.
(c) The story of a river that fell in love.
(d) The story of Achilles.

2. Does Ovid have children?
(a) He had several stepchildren.
(b) Yes, he had eight children from his various marriages.
(c) Yes, he and his third wife had two children.
(d) Yes, he had one daughter from his second marriage.

3. After the theater, where does Ovid recommend looking for a mistress?
(a) At the market.
(b) At the races.
(c) At political forums.
(d) At family functions.

4. Who is Ovid telling to turn a blind eye about the affairs of his lover in Amores 2:2?
(a) Venus.
(b) The high priest.
(c) The other affair of a married woman.
(d) Her husband.

5. Why does Corinna's hair fall out?
(a) She stops eating to lose weight.
(b) She falls ill.
(c) She uses too many rinses to color it.
(d) Her husband pulls it out in anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Ovid's family live?

2. What does Ovid define as his natural weapons in Amores 2:1?

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

4. What does Ovid say that soldiers have that he does not?

5. Which of the following best characterizes the leadership of the Roman Empire during Ovid's life?

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