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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doe Ovid recommend doing if a girl asks you a question about a float in a parade and you do not know the answer?
(a) Pretend you did not hear her.
(b) Make something up.
(c) Tell her you will find out for her.
(d) Tell her you do not know.

2. What advice is given regarding laughing?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Keep your teeth concealed behind your lips.
(c) Learn how to do it without opening your mouth too wide.
(d) Do not bray or go cross-eyed.

3. What does Ovid say about keeping a lover once you have won her?
(a) It will take care of itself.
(b) It is the hardest task of all.
(c) It is as tricky as winning her.
(d) It is not important.

4. What kind of gifts does Ovid say you should give to keep your lover?
(a) Whatever she asks for.
(b) Small gifts that are chosen with skill and discretion.
(c) The costlier gifts the better.
(d) No gifts should be given.

5. What would happen if Daedalus or his son flew too high?
(a) They would become lost.
(b) The gods would become envious.
(c) They would faint from lack of air.
(d) Their wax wings would be softened by the sun and break.

6. What does Ovid often happens with feigned passion?
(a) You see the other's faults more clearly.
(b) It allows you more control.
(c) It makes both parties bitter.
(d) It turns into the real thing.

7. According to Ovid, how much should you talk to a girl when you are leaving her?
(a) Only if she asks.
(b) Not at all. Stay silent.
(c) As much as you can because it will make it real.
(d) Write her a letter that puts the blame on you.

8. What did Vulcan gain by catching Venus and Mars together and exposing them?
(a) It humiliates the lovers into fidelity.
(b) It overwhelms his wife with guilt and makes an enemy of Mars.
(c) Nothing. It worsens his lot and he regrets it in the end.
(d) It separates the lovers but he also loses his wife.

9. What advice does Ovid give involving your rivals in love?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Oil the door for them.
(c) Let yourself be cheated on.
(d) Do not expose your rivals.

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

11. When does Ovid recommend is the optimal time to get out of a bad love affair?
(a) None of the above.
(b) When you no longer have the upper hand.
(c) After the novelty has worn off.
(d) At the very beginning before feelings grow.

12. When does Ovid recommend regarding parties?
(a) Be prompt to make the most of the evening.
(b) Arrive fashionably late.
(c) Don't drink or eat.
(d) None of the above.

13. Which of the following does Ovid recommend women to do?
(a) Be skilled at board games.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Learn to play an instrument.
(d) Be able to quote poetry.

14. How does Ovid feel about love charms and aphrodisiacs?
(a) One should avoid all such nasty tricks.
(b) They can be useful when used with caution.
(c) They are an important tool to master.
(d) Some are beneficial, others useless.

15. What does Ovid say of "ladies plucking their first gray hairs"?
(a) They have grown wise to his tricks and are difficult to woo.
(b) They are a field worth sowing.
(c) They no longer have the ardor for best lovemaking.
(d) Wisdom makes passion grow dim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid say regarding drinking while trying to cure love?

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

3. When does Ovid say is an appropriate time to make a definitive bold move on a girl?

4. Which of the following does Ovid use to describe the best time to end a love affair?

5. What is the first thing Ovid recommends that women in search of love to do?

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