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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) By eating healthy and excercising, women will preserve themselves into old age.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Prioritzing a relationship above all else will make it last.

2. When does Ovid say is an appropriate time to make a definitive bold move on a girl?
(a) At the theater when there is still an act left.
(b) As soon as possible.
(c) At her house as soon as her husband has left.
(d) In the confusion of guests leaving a party.

3. When does Ovid employ flattery to keep a lover?
(a) Rarely so it remains effective.
(b) Whenever possible, as long as it sounds sincere.
(c) Never, to keep her trying.
(d) All the time and the more the better.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If your love letters are met with rejection or resistance, what does Ovid recommend?

2. Which of the following does Ovid use to describe the best time to end a love affair?

3. What does Ovid recommend to those that cannot distance themselves from the love they wish to get over?

4. What does Ovid recommend as a powerful tool historically used to get over a love?

5. What does Ovid liken love to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Ovid recommend seclusion as a cure for love? What does he say on the subject?

2. What sort of language does Ovid recommend using when writing to a girl?

3. What does Ovid say about beauty in The Art of Love book 2? What advice does he give to prepare for this?

4. What does Ovid recommend your behavior be like towards a lover you are trying to get over?

5. Does Ovid ever recommend crying? When?

6. What element does Ovid say is most important when playing games? Why?

7. What advice does Ovid have for men regarding their hair, body, and clothes?

8. What advice does Apollo tell Ovid to pass on to everyone?

9. Does Ovid recommend picturing the person you are trying to get over with a new love? Why or why not?

10. How would you describe Ovid's general approach to women as portrayed in The Art of Love?

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