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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. Who is Ovid trying to persuade to stay away in Amores 1:13?
(a) His father from visiting.
(b) Corinna's husband.
(c) Aurora, the dawn.
(d) Cupid.

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

3. What advice does Ovid overhear a person giving Corinna in Amores 1:8?
(a) That she had better no entertain any other lovers.
(b) How to end the relationship with Ovid.
(c) How to use love for financial advantage.
(d) How to make herself more attractive.

4. What advice is Ovid giving to men in Amores 3:4?
(a) To have mistresses.
(b) To never leave their wives side.
(c) To go on long campaigns of war.
(d) To not object to or try to control adulterous wives.

5. Where is Ovid born?
(a) In Rome.
(b) In the southern part of France.
(c) In Greece.
(d) Outside the city of Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ovid in Amores 3:13?

2. What keeps Ovid and Corinna apart in Amores 3:10?

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

4. In Amores 2:18, what does Ovid claim to be unable to do?

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

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