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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Amores : Chapter 3, Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Ovid dream in Amores 3:5?
(a) A parrot spouting his verses.
(b) The gods demanding more verse.
(c) Being desolate and alone in old age.
(d) A heifer and a bull on a lush hillside.

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

3. Why is Ovid's father against Ovid becoming a poet?
(a) There is no money in it.
(b) He wants Ovid to take over the family business.
(c) Poetry is not a respected talent.
(d) Poets have a reputation as subversives.

4. What does Ovid bid farewell to at the end of Amores book 3?
(a) Rome.
(b) Sweet moments of passion.
(c) Elegies of love.
(d) Corinna.

5. Who is Macer?
(a) Ovid's master of education.
(b) The wealthy merchant that sent him to school.
(c) Ovid's school fellow.
(d) Ovid's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid do after his first marriage ends?

2. According to Ovid, what happens when people resist the powers of love?

3. Who is Ovid telling to turn a blind eye about the affairs of his lover in Amores 2:2?

4. Who does the poet overhear speaking with Corinna in Amores 1:8?

5. What does Ovid ask Corinna to do in Amores 3:14?

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