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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Art of Love : Chapter 2, Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Amores 1:6, what activity is Ovid engaged in?
(a) Entreating the gods to bring his lover to him.
(b) Begging his lover to let him come to her.
(c) A nightime vigil outside his lovers door as he hopes to be let in.
(d) Dressing for a social occasion.

2. Who is Ovid trying to persuade to stay away in Amores 1:13?
(a) His father from visiting.
(b) Corinna's husband.
(c) Cupid.
(d) Aurora, the dawn.

3. What keeps Ovid and Corinna apart in Amores 3:10?
(a) They fight.
(b) The rites for Ceres' yearly festival.
(c) Corinna falls ill.
(d) Her husband back from campaign.

4. What does Ovid liken love to?
(a) Sports.
(b) All of the above.
(c) War.
(d) A game.

5. Who is arguing about Ovid in Amores 3:1?
(a) Corinna and Lucinda.
(b) Elegy and Corinna.
(c) Fate and Duty.
(d) Elegy and Tragedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Ovid overhear a person giving Corinna in Amores 1:8?

2. What does Ovid do to defend his actions in Amores 1:7?

3. What would happen if Daedalus or his son flew too high?

4. In the third poem of Amores, what promise does Ovid make?

5. Why does Corinna's hair fall out?

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