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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the poet takes the appropriate steps in developing plot, Aristotle explains that the poet is much more likely to do what?
(a) Have more consistencies in the plot.
(b) Choose great characters.
(c) Have a strong beginning.
(d) Have a strong ending.

2. Aristotle explains that the complication accomplishes what?
(a) It evokes pity.
(b) It gives the reader a sense of resolution.
(c) It ties the beginning to the end.
(d) It draws the reader in with the suspense of how the problem will be resolved, if it ever is.

3. In a tragic story, a mother who is about to kill her son--and she is aware that it is her son--does not carry out the action. Aristotle uses this as an example of what?
(a) Reconsideration.
(b) Reversal of Situation.
(c) The least impressive type of action.
(d) Recognition.

4. What type of story does Aristotle define as "episodic"?
(a) A sad story.
(b) A particularly poor story.
(c) A dramatic story.
(d) A great story.

5. What are the ways Aristotle explains in regard to how poets differ in their representation of the object?
(a) There is no difference in the way poets portray the objects.
(b) Poets can portray the objects as worse, better, or the same as they are
(c) Poets can portray the objects as worse or the same as they are.
(d) Poets can portray the object as better or worse, but never the same as they are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aristotle consider to be the most tragic event?

2. What does Aristotle say about the element of surprise in a tragedy?

3. Aristotle asserts that the main character of a tragedy must have what?

4. As Aristotle explains, why must a poet be sensitive to the nature of language?

5. What does Aristotle say about Homer's "Iliad"?

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