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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ovid telling to turn a blind eye about the affairs of his lover in Amores 2:2?
(a) Venus.
(b) The other affair of a married woman.
(c) The high priest.
(d) Her husband.

2. When Augustus's daughter Julia reaches adulthood, what does she gain notoriety for?
(a) Her subversive political nature.
(b) Promiscuity.
(c) Her ability as an orator.
(d) Marrying the caesar who is her stepfather.

3. Where is Ovid born?
(a) In Greece.
(b) In the southern part of France.
(c) Outside the city of Rome.
(d) In Rome.

4. What is the horrible crime Ovid defines in Amores 2:2?
(a) Denying love.
(b) Turning away a lover.
(c) Embarrassing a woman.
(d) Bringing adulterous affairs to light.

5. Which of the following can best be said about Ovid?
(a) He never will have had a satisfactory political career.
(b) His success is due soley to his family's wealth.
(c) He enjoys some time with the reputation of being a good statesman and excellent poet.
(d) Poetry is they only thing he was admired for.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid compare in Amores 1:9?

2. In Amores 2:11, who is traveling?

3. What class is Ovid considered?

4. Whose baby does Ovid suppose Corinna is carrying when she tries to get an abortion?

5. What victory does Ovid celebrate in Amores 2:12?

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