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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 say women are expert at?
(a) Showing emotion they do not feel.
(b) Pretending to be disinterested.
(c) Denying the advances of calculating men.
(d) Fleecing their lover for gifts.

2. In Amores 2:19, what does Ovid wish for in the end of Amores?
(a) The affair with Corinna to go on forever.
(b) Corinna's husband to present more of a challenge.
(c) A new lover.
(d) Corinna to separate from her husband so they could marry.

3. When does Ovid recommend regarding parties?
(a) Arrive fashionably late.
(b) Don't drink or eat.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Be prompt to make the most of the evening.

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

5. What does Ovid encourage at parties?
(a) Let the girl see passion in your eyes.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Ambiguous phrases that make the girl feel they are for her.
(d) Befriending the girl's escort.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ovid notice has changed in his lover when he kisses her in Amores 2:5?

2. What is the forte of the parrot that dies in Amores 2:6?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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