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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ovid compare in Amores 1:9?
(a) Lovers and whores.
(b) Lovers and politicians.
(c) Lovers and spouses.
(d) Lovers and soldiers.

2. According to Ovid, what happens when people resist the powers of love?
(a) A life on land instead of in the skies.
(b) Drowning in the sea.
(c) Isolation and denial.
(d) A much more thorough "going-over" than those who admit they are hooked.

3. Who is Ovid telling to turn a blind eye about the affairs of his lover in Amores 2:2?
(a) Venus.
(b) The other affair of a married woman.
(c) The high priest.
(d) Her husband.

4. In Amores 2:15, what item does Ovid wish he was?
(a) The sheets on Corinna's bed.
(b) A flower in Corinna's hair.
(c) Corinna's undergarments.
(d) A ring on Corinna's finger.

5. What does Ovid say will happen if you send your intended mistress a letter in sophisticated and high brow language?
(a) She will be humbled.
(b) It is likely to repel her.
(c) She will assume you can afford expensive gifts.
(d) She will be impressed and think you educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ovid feel about love charms and aphrodisiacs?

2. What keeps Ovid from writing the epic poem about warfare he sets out to write?

3. What would happen if Daedalus or his son flew too high?

4. How much focus does Ovid put on poetry when he finishes his education?

5. What does Ovid say about the characters of women?

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