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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle explains that tragedies should have what that other poems do not?
(a) A much more limited scale.
(b) Death.
(c) More sadness.
(d) More irony.

2. In how many ways does Aristotle say the method of imitation can differ?
(a) Countless.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

3. The plot, as Aristotle explains, should be unified in such a way that each part should be what?
(a) Equivalent.
(b) Necessary to other parts, but not to the whole.
(c) Trivial.
(d) Necessary to the whole.

4. In art, what does Aristotle believe to be the object?
(a) Usually an animal.
(b) Something solid.
(c) What the art imitates.
(d) Usually a person.

5. Aristotle believes that a poet can turn a complex plot into a simple one by doing what?
(a) Focus.
(b) Hard work and dedication.
(c) Adding more character flaws.
(d) Eliminating recognition and/or reversal of situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aristotle, what happens in a legitimate tragedy?

2. Based on "Poetics" by Aristotle, how many deeds does Homer say Odysseus accomplished?

3. Based on an example in the context of metaphors that Aristotle provides in "Poetics", what is the more general sentence?

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

5. When one character realizes that another character has fewer morals than he once thought, what does Aristotle say is happening?

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