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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Ovid give particularly to lovers who are poor?
(a) Keep peace with the mistress.
(b) Chose an undemanding lover.
(c) Tolerate infidelity.
(d) Learn carefully how to manipulate.

2. What trait does Ovid teach as important in the winning of the girl of one's choice?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Persistance.
(c) Flexibility.
(d) Patience.

3. What does Ovid suggest in important in keeping a lover?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Maintaining dignity and pride.
(c) Catering to her whims.
(d) Having authority in the relationship.

4. What point does Ovid try to make by telling the story of Procris and Cephalus?
(a) Turn a blind eye to your lover's infidelity.
(b) Men are usually wrongfully blamed.
(c) Women should not be overly jealous.
(d) Use rivals to keep passion strong.

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

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

7. Which of the following does Ovid use to describe the best time to end a love affair?
(a) He who tarries, marries.
(b) When extinguishing a fire, catch it quick or let it burn out.
(c) Haste makes waste.
(d) Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today.

8. What does Ovid recommend NOT doing at night?
(a) Setting up a meeting with a married woman.
(b) Meeting a girl for the first time.
(c) Judging beauty.
(d) None of the above.

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

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

11. Which of the following is advice that Ovid gives?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Build an enduring mind.
(c) To be loved you must show yourself lovable.
(d) Keep clear of quarrels and recriminations.

12. What does Ovid say about the man who protests to the world, "I am not in love?"
(a) He is on the path to being cured.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) All of the above.
(d) He is in love.

13. Which of the following best characterizes the content of The Art of Love book 2?
(a) How to make lovers bend to your will.
(b) What you need to know to keep a lover in a relationship.
(c) How to keep yourself satisfied.
(d) How to conquer women.

14. 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) Wisdom makes passion grow dim.
(c) They no longer have the ardor for best lovemaking.
(d) They are a field worth sowing.

15. Which of the following is a statement that Ovid makes?
(a) What's not ours has more allure than what is.
(b) All of the above
(c) Every single girl can be caught.
(d) Male libidos are milder.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following Adages does Ovid agree with in The Art of Love?

4. Who is Ovid's target audience when writing The Art of Love Book 3?

5. If your love letters are met with rejection or resistance, what does Ovid recommend?

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