The Erotic Poems Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Erotic Poems Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Amores : Chapter 1, Book 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Ovid speaking in Amores 1:6 as he sits outside the door?
(a) Himself.
(b) The gods.
(c) His lover.
(d) The Porter.

2. Which of the following best characterizes Ovid's poetry?
(a) Undercuts the regime in power.
(b) Shows toleration for marital infidelity.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Is bucolic and pastoral.

3. How does Ovid's first marriage end?
(a) His father casts out his wife after catching her in an affair.
(b) He loses his wife and child in childbirth.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Divorce after only a couple years.

4. What is the implied reason that Ovid does not have a military career?
(a) Ovid did not want to become a soldier.
(b) He is too ambitious politically.
(c) There is a medical reason he was unable to serve.
(d) His father is wealthy enough to buy him out of the duty.

5. How many times does Ovid marry?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Amores 1:6, what activity is Ovid engaged in?

2. What time period does Ovid live in?

3. Who is Ovid trying to persuade to stay away in Amores 1:13?

4. In the fifth poem of Amores Book I, what time of day is it?

5. What does Ovid say about Nape who is Corinna's handmaid?

(see the answer key)

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