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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 Augustus?
(a) Caesar of Rome.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Ovid's great uncle.
(d) A man of immense wealth and influence.

2. Who is Ovid accused of having an affair with in Amores 2:7?
(a) A young virgin.
(b) Every woman he sees.
(c) Corinna's lady maid.
(d) Corinna's best friend.

3. What does Ovid compare resisting the powers of love to?
(a) A horse resisting its harness.
(b) Fighting back the tide.
(c) A bird deciding not to fly.
(d) A hermit closing his eyes to the world.

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

5. What is Ovid hoping will happen as he waits outside the door in Amores 1:6?
(a) The doorbolt to slide free.
(b) Corinna's husband to leave.
(c) Corinna to come home.
(d) Corinna to answer him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Amores 2:15, what item does Ovid wish he was?

3. In Amores 2:3, who is Ovid trying to convince to help him as a go-between?

4. What career does Ovid's education meant to prepare him for?

5. In Amores 2:9, what does Ovid argue that he should quit?

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