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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Amores 2:11, who is traveling?
(a) Ovid.
(b) Ovid's father.
(c) Corinna.
(d) Corinna's husband.

2. How does the competitor Ovid support do in the competition?
(a) He comes in last.
(b) He is disqualified for cheating.
(c) He wins.
(d) He makes it to final round, but does not win.

3. In Amores 2:17, what attribute of Corinna does Ovid say keeps him enslaved?
(a) Her good heart.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her passion for him.
(d) Her innocence.

4. In Amores 3:11, Ovid claims, "Your morals turn me off, your body on." Which one does he say is likely to win out?
(a) His morals will her reform her.
(b) His distaste for her personality.
(c) "Love" or her body.
(d) His morals will decline to match his lust.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What argument does Ovid make for his case in Amores 1:10?

2. What is one of the clear causes of Ovid's banishment from Rome?

3. In relation to politics, what is Ovid good at?

4. After the attempted abortion, what is Corinna's immediate state?

5. Why is Ovid's father against Ovid becoming a poet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Macer and what is Ovid's relationship with him?

2. What is Ovid's opinion of those who expose clandestine love affairs?

3. Why is Ovid waiting outside a door in Amores 1:6? What does he hope will happen?

4. What does Ovid say about abortion?

5. Does Ovid marry? Does he have children? Describe Ovid's matrimonial and parental experiences.

6. Why is Ovid banished from Rome?

7. Describe the personality of Ovid in the role of lover.

8. Explain the incident with Cypassis who is Corinna's lady maid.

9. What difference does Ovid and his father have about his career?

10. What happens when Corinna gets pregnant? Whose child is it?

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