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