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

2. How does Ovid explain the need for a book on the Cures for Love?
(a) To save those that would perish from love.
(b) All of the above.
(c) To keep blood off Cupid's hands.
(d) It will not undo the work of previous poems.

3. What is the first thing Ovid recommends that women in search of love to do?
(a) Go to fashionable parties.
(b) Dress themselves to display wealth.
(c) Go places with women who have lovers.
(d) Display their beauty in public.

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

5. What does Ovid recommend doing during a separation?
(a) Become indifferent and not hateful.
(b) Let her keep the gifts you gave her.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Avoid all legal litigation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears to Ovid abruptly in the middle of The Art of Love book 2?

2. What advice does Ovid give particularly to lovers who are poor?

3. Who inspires Ovid to write this long poem for women?

4. What does Ovid say about seducing the maid of the lady you are after?

5. What does Ovid recommend regarding writing letters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of language does Ovid recommend using when writing to a girl?

2. Are Daedalus and his son successful in their flight? What happens?

3. What advice does Apollo tell Ovid to pass on to everyone?

4. What advice does Ovid give regarding the maids and servants of a lover?

5. What does Ovid say about beauty in The Art of Love book 2? What advice does he give to prepare for this?

6. What advice does Ovid give regarding makeup? What does he say about how much to wear and when to apply it?

7. Summarize the story of Procris and Cephalus. What point does Ovid make?

8. What does Ovid say about the way a woman walks and carries herself?

9. What is Ovid's advice regarding how much to drink at parties?

10. What places does Ovid recommend for finding women?

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