The Erotic Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Erotic Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Ovid give for his impotence in Amores 3:7?
(a) Stress.
(b) Guilt.
(c) No reason.
(d) Expectations.

2. Who is Ovid telling to turn a blind eye about the affairs of his lover in Amores 2:2?
(a) The other affair of a married woman.
(b) The high priest.
(c) Venus.
(d) Her husband.

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

4. What does Ovid compare resisting the powers of love to?
(a) A hermit closing his eyes to the world.
(b) A horse resisting its harness.
(c) Fighting back the tide.
(d) A bird deciding not to fly.

5. Which of the following is NOT a position held by Ovid in Amores 3?
(a) We eternally chafe at restrictions and covet whatever's forbidden.
(b) Let me cling to my foolish illusions.
(c) I'm not the fool I was.
(d) It is my poetry and not me that deserves the beauties in my bed.

6. What problem does Ovid have in Amores 2:10?
(a) He has two lovers and he cannot choose whom he prefers.
(b) He is too tired to respond to his lovers advances.
(c) Corinna's husband suspects their affair.
(d) He suspects Corinna is about to leave him.

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

8. Who is Corinna with in Amores 3:8 that Ovid finds especially hurtful?
(a) A new very handsome lover.
(b) Her husband.
(c) A soldier.
(d) Another poet.

9. What happens that Ovid regrets instantly in Amores 1:7?
(a) He has just said hurtful things to his lover.
(b) He has just broken up with his lover.
(c) He has just physically attacked his lover.
(d) He has just been caught by his lover's husband.

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

11. When does Ovid marry for the first time?
(a) As soon as he finishes his education.
(b) When he is settled into his career.
(c) When he turns forty.
(d) When he is only a teenager.

12. In Amores 2:14, what practice does Ovid say could cause mankind to be extinct?
(a) Birth control.
(b) Abstinence.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Abortion.

13. In Amores 9B, which of the following does Ovid prefer?
(a) To be dead.
(b) To be alone.
(c) To sleep peacefully every night.
(d) To be deceived by a mistress.

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

15. Why is Ovid's father against Ovid becoming a poet?
(a) There is no money in it.
(b) Poets have a reputation as subversives.
(c) Poetry is not a respected talent.
(d) He wants Ovid to take over the family business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasons doe his partner give for Ovid's impotence?

2. What career does Ovid's education meant to prepare him for?

3. What keeps Ovid from writing the epic poem about warfare he sets out to write?

4. What does the dream interpreter say Ovid's dream means?

5. In the fifth poem of Amores Book I, what time of day is it?

(see the answer keys)

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