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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. What time period does Ovid live in?
(a) The second century.
(b) The 1500s.
(c) Around the time of Christ.
(d) During the reign of Julius Caesar.

2. In Amores 2:11, who is traveling?
(a) Ovid.
(b) Corinna's husband.
(c) Corinna.
(d) Ovid's father.

3. In Amores 2:17, what attribute of Corinna does Ovid say keeps him enslaved?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her passion for him.
(c) Her good heart.
(d) Her innocence.

4. What does Ovid do to defend his actions in Amores 1:7?
(a) Explains all lovers take risks.
(b) Explains love drives one to irrational actions.
(c) Cite instances of physical abuse in the gods.
(d) Criticise's his lover's attitude.

5. In Amores 2:9, what does Ovid argue that he should quit?
(a) Taking recklass risks.
(b) Smoking.
(c) The field of love.
(d) Corinna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following could be a quote from Amores 1:8?

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

4. What is one of the clear causes of Ovid's banishment from Rome?

5. What does Ovid's wife do when he is banished?

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