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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of action does Aristotle say occurs without "Recognition" or "Reversal of Situation"?
(a) Good.
(b) Incongruent.
(c) Sad.
(d) Simple.

2. What does Aristotle call the individual episodes of a story with an episodic plot?
(a) Dependent stories.
(b) Isolated stories.
(c) Interesting.
(d) Funny.

3. What is one of the requirements Aristotle mentions for a good tragic plot?
(a) A good plot must have disconnected episodes that tie together at the end.
(b) A good plot must be unified.
(c) A good plot must be tragic in the beginning, middle, and end.
(d) A good plot must be mysterious.

4. When one character realizes that another character has fewer morals than he once thought, what does Aristotle say is happening?
(a) Opportunity.
(b) Bad judgment.
(c) Recognition.
(d) Growth.

5. How does Aristotle define "Recognition"?
(a) A deep knowing.
(b) A change from ignorance to knowledge.
(c) A sudden realization that one is familiar with something.
(d) An understanding of something.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aristotle identify as the most essential element of tragedy?

2. Per Aristotle, in which of the following ways does poetry NOT differ from history?

3. A character attempting to save his friend but accidentally killing him instead is an example Aristotle gives for what?

4. What two things does Aristotle require to be present in a well-written story?

5. Aristotle believes that a poet can turn a complex plot into a simple one by doing what?

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