WorksheetsOvid's Life and Works
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was the primary reason for Ovid's exile to Tomi?
His political ambitions
A poem and a mistake
His father's persuasion
His disinterest in legal positions
Which work of Ovid was considered to be an immediate success but also angered Emperor Augustus?
Metamorphoses
Heroides
Amores
Ars Amatoria
Ovid's early life was marked by a preference for what type of exercises?
Physical exercises
Exercises that dealt with historical or imaginary circumstances
Legal exercises
Political exercises
What is Ovid's most renowned masterpiece?
Amores
Ars Amatoria
Heroides
Metamorphoses
During which period was Ovid's work particularly influential in English literature?
Early life of Ovid
The Renaissance period
His exile
His early works
Which of the following is not a work by Ovid?
Metamorphoses
Heroides
The Aeneid
Amores
What is Ovid's full name?
Gnaeus Ovidius Naso
Publius Ovidius Naso
Ovidius Cornelius Naso
Naso Ovidius Publius
Ovid was exiled by Emperor Tiberius to Tomis on the Black Sea in 8CE
True
False
As a member of the Roman knightly class, Ovid was expected to take on an official career in government.
True
False
What is the common theme throughout the myths in the Metamorphoses?
morality
transformation
glory for Rome
praise for Augustus
Ovid was a direct influence for which of the following? Select all that apply
Shakespeare - many of his works
George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion
John Milton
Edmund Spenser
How did Ovid's exile end?
He was allowed to return to Rome after Augustus died
Augustus recalled him from exile because the Metamorphoses was so successful as a poem
Augustus recalled him after Ovid's constant pleas
He died in Tomis, away from his family still, after about a decade of exile
What reason did Ovid give for his exile?
none
carmen et hubris - a poem and pride
carmen et scelus - a poem and a crime
carmen et error - a poem and a mistake
Why might the Ars Amatoria have bothered the emperor Augustus?
Ovid seemed to mock Augustus's building program and his moral reforms for Roman citizens
It covered myths that were too foreign
It wasn't dedicated to Augustus and it totally should have been
Augustus was trapped in a loveless marriage and wasn't free to date
What did Ovid's father want Ovid to become?
consul
lawyer
philosopher
poet
How many times was Ovid married, and why?
3 times - the first two died early
3 times - he divorced the first two
2 times - he divorced the first one
Once - he waited to get married until he found the perfect person, and he stayed with her forever
