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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ovid do after his first marriage ends?
(a) Finishes his education.
(b) Spends time with Macer.
(c) All the above.
(d) Travels.

2. What trait does Ovid teach as important in the winning of the girl of one's choice?
(a) Patience.
(b) Persistance.
(c) Flexibility.
(d) All of the above.

3. How does Ovid feel about drunkenness?
(a) It can harm you but feigning it can be useful.
(b) Drunkeness is courage for the timid.
(c) Nobody loves a drunk, so do not be one.
(d) Drunkeness turns your thoughts into action.

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

5. What does Ovid say about the characters of women?
(a) They are all the same woman.
(b) They all differ.
(c) There are only a few primary types.
(d) Essentially, they are all the same.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following Adages does Ovid agree with in The Art of Love?

2. What argument does Ovid make for his case in Amores 1:10?

3. How does Ovid feel about deception to girls?

4. After the attempted abortion, what is Corinna's immediate state?

5. In Amores 3:3, what does Ovid say pretty girls should get away with?

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