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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which fine art does Ovid recommend attending while trying to cure a love?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Theater.
(c) Concerts.
(d) None of the above. Stay away from them all.

2. What does Ovid recommend doing during a separation?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Avoid all legal litigation.
(c) Become indifferent and not hateful.
(d) Let her keep the gifts you gave her.

3. 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) She will assume you can afford expensive gifts.
(c) She will be impressed and think you educated.
(d) It is likely to repel her.

4. Which of the following best characterizes the content of The Art of Love book 2?
(a) How to conquer women.
(b) How to make lovers bend to your will.
(c) What you need to know to keep a lover in a relationship.
(d) How to keep yourself satisfied.

5. What does Ovid mean when he says, "You get the best vintage from well-cared for grapes?"
(a) Women should be attentive to their appearance.
(b) Prioritzing a relationship above all else will make it last.
(c) None of the above.
(d) By eating healthy and excercising, women will preserve themselves into old age.

6. What does Ovid say about seducing the maid of the lady you are after?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The maid's guilt will keep her from turner informer.
(c) After the lady is secure, seduce the maid if you want.
(d) Do not seduce the maid to get to the lady.

7. Which of the following does Ovid suggest is a bad idea?
(a) Seduce a maid to get to a girl.
(b) Get drunk.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Praise your girl to a friend.

8. What does Ovid recommend NOT doing at night?
(a) Judging beauty.
(b) Meeting a girl for the first time.
(c) Setting up a meeting with a married woman.
(d) None of the above.

9. What advice does Ovid give involving your rivals in love?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Let yourself be cheated on.
(c) Oil the door for them.
(d) Do not expose your rivals.

10. How does Ovid recommend using your misfortunes to cure love?
(a) None of the above.
(b) See your misfortunes as challenges and tackle them with abandon.
(c) Fret about concerns in your life until you forget love.
(d) Think of your misfortunes whenever you think of your love and you will stop thinking of her.

11. What does Ovid say about being around people in love?
(a) It is useful to compare your own relationship disfavorably with theirs.
(b) Being around people in love will turn your eyes to new possibilities.
(c) To observe the lovesick infects the eyes that watch them.
(d) None of the above.

12. After the theater, where does Ovid recommend looking for a mistress?
(a) At political forums.
(b) At family functions.
(c) At the market.
(d) At the races.

13. How does Ovid feel about deception to girls?
(a) There is no danger from the gods.
(b) They are just falling into traps they have set themselves.
(c) They are cheats and so deserve to be cheated.
(d) All of the above.

14. What advice does Ovid give particularly to lovers who are poor?
(a) Tolerate infidelity.
(b) Chose an undemanding lover.
(c) Keep peace with the mistress.
(d) Learn carefully how to manipulate.

15. What does Ovid recommend for those who are so soft that they cannot leave their lover?
(a) Aim for a glut of passion until you are sick of the sight of her house.
(b) Stay when you think you can leave her.
(c) Give up the struggle. Let her consume your days and nights.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ovid recommend that a person start his or her quest for love?

2. Which hairstyle does Ovid favor?

3. Which of the following best represents Ovid's recommendations for makeup?

4. When does Ovid recommend is the optimal time to get out of a bad love affair?

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

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