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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 does Ovid encourage at parties?
(a) Let the girl see passion in your eyes.
(b) Ambiguous phrases that make the girl feel they are for her.
(c) Befriending the girl's escort.
(d) All of the above.

2. What does Ovid say is true of love?
(a) Love is a game and should not be taken seriously.
(b) Once mastered, love is as natural as breathing.
(c) Love is an art and requires natural talent.
(d) Lovers get less pleasure than pain. They should steel their hearts for hardship.

3. In Amores 2:19, what does Ovid wish for in the end of Amores?
(a) Corinna to separate from her husband so they could marry.
(b) A new lover.
(c) Corinna's husband to present more of a challenge.
(d) The affair with Corinna to go on forever.

4. In Amores 2:5, what does Ovid witness his lover doing?
(a) Lying to avoid him.
(b) Having an affair with another man.
(c) Saying bad things about him.
(d) Making love to her husband.

5. What does Ovid compare in Amores 1:9?
(a) Lovers and whores.
(b) Lovers and politicians.
(c) Lovers and soldiers.
(d) Lovers and spouses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid say is the secret to finesse at lovemaking?

2. Who does Ovid threaten with exposure if she denies him in Amores 2:8?

3. What advice does Ovid give involving your rivals in love?

4. Where does Ovid claim to find the most pleasure?

5. What does Ovid recommend NOT doing at night?

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