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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. Which of the following best characterizes the leadership of the Roman Empire during Ovid's life?
(a) They are from Gaul.
(b) They combine political and military leadership.
(c) They are the strongest men in the country.
(d) They are wealthy merchants able to buy their way into power.

2. What is the problem Ovid gives his lover instructions about in the fourth poem of Amores Book I?
(a) His lover is being courted by a powerful man.
(b) His lover wants to run away from her home with him.
(c) None of the above.
(d) His lover is with her husband at a party.

3. Why does Corinna's hair fall out?
(a) She uses too many rinses to color it.
(b) She falls ill.
(c) She stops eating to lose weight.
(d) Her husband pulls it out in anger.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following can best be said about Ovid?

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

4. Does Ovid have children?

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

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