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

2. Who is Augustus?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Ovid's great uncle.
(c) A man of immense wealth and influence.
(d) Caesar of Rome.

3. In relation to politics, what is Ovid good at?
(a) Negotiation.
(b) Giving speeches.
(c) Writing treaties.
(d) Making people trust him.

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

5. How long does Ovid's family live?
(a) They all live reasonably long lives.
(b) They all die young.
(c) Ovid lives longer than all of his children.
(d) Ovid dies a young man before his talents have totally matured.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Amores 2:14, what practice does Ovid say could cause mankind to be extinct?

2. Where is Ovid in Amores 3:13?

3. In Amores 2:3, who is Ovid trying to convince to help him as a go-between?

4. How does the competitor Ovid support do in the competition?

5. In Amores 2:6, what does the parrot show little interest in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ovid after his banishment? How long does he live?

2. Why does Corinna's hair fall out? What does Ovid recommend as a solution?

3. How does Ovid embody the dilemma between writing love poems and writing tragedies in Amores Book 3?

4. When and where was Ovid born? Where and why did his parents move when he was young?

5. In Amores 3:11, Ovid grapples with conflicting emotions regarding Corinna. What are they and why?

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

7. In Amores book 3, why does Ovid regret writing elegies of Corinna and her beauty?

8. Who dies in Amores 2? Does this character have a special ability?

9. How does Corinna's husband's involvement or lack of involvement affect Ovid's feelings for Corinna?

10. Briefly describe Ovid's dream. What does the dream interpreter say it means?

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