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

2. In Amores 3:11, Ovid claims, "Your morals turn me off, your body on." Which one does he say is likely to win out?
(a) His morals will decline to match his lust.
(b) "Love" or her body.
(c) His morals will her reform her.
(d) His distaste for her personality.

3. Who does Ovid threaten with exposure if she denies him in Amores 2:8?
(a) Corinna's best friend.
(b) Corinna.
(c) Corinna's lady maid, Cypassis.
(d) Caesar's daughter.

4. What does Ovid suggest in important in keeping a lover?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Having authority in the relationship.
(c) Catering to her whims.
(d) Maintaining dignity and pride.

5. What does Ovid say about Nape who is Corinna's handmaid?
(a) She is easy to deceive.
(b) She meddles in affairs that are not hers.
(c) She is a great go-between.
(d) She has alterior motives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following could be a quote from Amores 1:8?

2. Which of the following is advice that Ovid gives?

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

4. Who is Ovid accused of having an affair with in Amores 2:7?

5. When Augustus's daughter Julia reaches adulthood, what does she gain notoriety for?

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