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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, The Cures for Love : Chapter 1, The Cures for Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ovid angry at in Amores 3:6?
(a) The institution of marriage.
(b) A small river barring his way to meet a lover.
(c) His muse.
(d) The gods.

2. Who is Augustus?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Ovid's great uncle.
(c) Caesar of Rome.
(d) A man of immense wealth and influence.

3. What keeps Ovid and Corinna apart in Amores 3:10?
(a) They fight.
(b) Her husband back from campaign.
(c) Corinna falls ill.
(d) The rites for Ceres' yearly festival.

4. What victory does Ovid celebrate in Amores 2:12?
(a) None of the above.
(b) The publication of his poems.
(c) Corinna in his arms.
(d) The return of his health.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following can best be said about Ovid?

2. Which of the following does Ovid recommend women to do?

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

4. According to Ovid, how much should you talk to a girl when you are leaving her?

5. What does Ovid say about women wearing the expensive color purple?

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