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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Ovid teach as important in the winning of the girl of one's choice?

2. What does Ovid recommend women pay great attention to?

3. Which of the following does Ovid suggest is a bad idea?

4. Which fine art does Ovid recommend attending while trying to cure a love?

5. What advice does Ovid give involving your rivals in love?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Ovid's general approach to women as portrayed in The Art of Love?

2. What advice does Ovid give women regarding hair?

3. Does Ovid ever recommend crying? When?

4. What does Ovid recommend doing with old letters from an affair you are trying to forget? What else does he say on the subject?

5. How does Ovid feel about flattery?

6. What activity does Ovid say is guaranteed to "let Cupid in" when he is not wanted? What does he recommend as an alternative?

7. What is Ovid referring to when he says "A fire's blown up by the wind, by the wind extinguished: a gentle breeze fans the flame, a harder gust puts it out?"

8. What does Ovid recommend to women do regarding any personal flaws they might have?

9. What does Ovid recommend your behavior be like towards a lover you are trying to get over?

10. What places does Ovid recommend for finding women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ovid lays out a detailed framework for those that wish to be successful courting the other sex. How do you measure up?

Part 1. What specific advice does Ovid give your gender?

Part 2. Are there some parts of the advice that are outdated? Can they be translated to something current? For example, if he refers to a "toga", we can translate it as "clothes."

Part 3. How much of this advice do you currently practice? Do you think your chances in love would be better or worse if you practiced more?

Essay Topic 2

Write a biography on the author Ovid.

Part 1. When and where does Ovid live? What does he pursue as a career? Is he successful in his career?

Part 2. When does Ovid start writing poetry? Is he able to create a reputation for himself as a good poet?

Part 3. What reason is given for his banished from Rome? How does his life end?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters that Ovid cites have complicated stories. Do any of the gods or heroes have a story that particularly intrigues you? The relationship between Achilles and Briseis? The affair of Mars and Venus? The poet Tibullus? The god Cupid? Choose a figure that Ovid cites that interests you and research further into their circumstance and story.

Part 1. Who have you chosen to write about? Why were you attracted to learn more this particular story?

Part 2. Summarize the information you have researched about this figure.

Part 3. What significance does this story or person have?

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