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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are many of the instructions Ovid gives his lover in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) Secret signals for them to communicate.
(b) How to hold off an interested man.
(c) What to say to appear coy.
(d) What living independently means.

2. What does Ovid tell women about youth?
(a) It is overrated.
(b) Do not marry during your youth.
(c) It is the time to learn technique.
(d) It is fleeting and so you should enjoy it.

3. What does Ovid NOT recommend doing with your hair to appear attractive to women?
(a) Curl it.
(b) Make sure it's not growing out your nose.
(c) Keep it expertly trimmed.
(d) None of the above.

4. In Amores 3:3, what does Ovid say pretty girls should get away with?
(a) Perjury.
(b) Coloring their hair as much as they want.
(c) Dressing inappropriately.
(d) Being in public with their lovers.

5. What does Ovid recommend women pay great attention to?
(a) Determining if a potential lover is sincere or a player.
(b) The other women surrounding a potential lover.
(c) The passion of a lover.
(d) The wealth of her suitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Ovid marry?

2. What does Ovid recommend NOT doing at night?

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

4. What does Ovid recommend as an effective way to rekindle the passion of a lover that has cooled?

5. What does Ovid bid farewell to at the end of Amores book 3?

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