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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 advice does Ovid give about handling your lover's shortcomings?
(a) Do not criticize them. Instead, pretend that they do not exist.
(b) Bring them up to make her more grateful.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Gentle management can improve them over time.

2. In the fifth poem of Amores Book I, what time of day is it?
(a) Siesta time.
(b) Late at night.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Late morning.

3. Who is Ovid's target audience when writing The Art of Love Book 3?
(a) Beautiful women in order to keep control of their affairs.
(b) Everyone who will listen.
(c) Young women that are first starting their adult lives.
(d) Ordinary women.

4. What does Ovid recommend for those who are so soft that they cannot leave their lover?
(a) Aim for a glut of passion until you are sick of the sight of her house.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Stay when you think you can leave her.
(d) Give up the struggle. Let her consume your days and nights.

5. Which fine art does Ovid recommend attending while trying to cure a love?
(a) Concerts.
(b) Poetry.
(c) None of the above. Stay away from them all.
(d) Theater.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Ovid recommend doing with things you intend to do for your lover regardless?

4. Why does Ovid berate the writing tablet in Amores 1:12?

5. What is the implied reason that Ovid does not have a military career?

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