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