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Ovid (poet)
  • 1. Who was the Roman poet known as the author of 'Metamorphoses'?
A) Virgil
B) Ovid
C) Catullus
D) Horace
  • 2. What major Roman emperor was ruling during the time of Ovid's exile?
A) Trajan
B) Nero
C) Augustus
D) Caligula
  • 3. What is the title of the poem where Ovid mourns his exile and eventual death?
A) Tristia
B) Eclogues
C) Georgics
D) Aeneid
  • 4. What is the mythical story of Ovid's death according to tradition?
A) He was poisoned by a jealous rival poet.
B) He was exiled by the emperor Augustus and died in Tomis.
C) He was killed in a duel with a Roman soldier.
D) He died in a shipwreck on his way to Rome.
  • 5. In which literary genre did Ovid primarily write?
A) Drama
B) Poetry
C) Epistolary
D) Prose
  • 6. What was Ovid's full name?
A) Lucius Annaeus Seneca
B) Marcus Tullius Cicero
C) Publius Ovidius Naso
D) Gaius Julius Caesar
  • 7. What language did Ovid write his poetry in?
A) Latin
B) Greek
C) Italian
D) French
  • 8. What is the literary term for Ovid's depiction of transformation in his works?
A) Simile
B) Allegory
C) Metamorphosis
D) Alliteration
  • 9. Which of these Roman goddesses is associated with Ovid's writings?
A) Venus
B) Juno
C) Minerva
D) Diana
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