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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things does Aristotle require to be present in a well-written story?
(a) Birth and death.
(b) Conflict and pain.
(c) Rhythm and harmony.
(d) Irony and foreshadowing.

2. What, as Aristotle states, are good poets forced to do when they write stories with episodic plots?
(a) To write better.
(b) To write poorly.
(c) To lengthen their stories.
(d) To shorten their stories.

3. Aristotle asserts that men who find poetry very attractive find great pleasure in what?
(a) Eating.
(b) Learning.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Cleaning.

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

5. In the context of poetry and according to Aristotle's teachings, why is man naturally attracted to imitation?
(a) Imitation is less expensive.
(b) It is a lot of fun.
(c) Imitation is a form of acting.
(d) It is through imitation that man most easily learns.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aristotle define "Recognition"?

2. Aristotle defines poetic work as what?

3. What does Aristotle consider to be secondary to the most essential element of tragedy?

4. In poetry, what is the term that Aristotle gives for an action that aims to accomplish a certain goal, but actually accomplishes the opposite?

5. Aristotle teaches that the beginning of a well-written tragedy starts at what point?

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