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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aristotle identify as the foundation of good poetry writing?
(a) Using well-researched historical events.
(b) Irony.
(c) Probability and necessity.
(d) An interesting twist or turn.

2. When a poet presents the poem in the voice of one of the characters, what method does Aristotle say that the poet is using?
(a) The method of imitation.
(b) The method of recognition.
(c) The method of first person.
(d) The method of third person.

3. What does Aristotle identify as the most essential element of tragedy?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Irony.
(c) Character.
(d) Plot.

4. When a poet simply straightforwardly describes the events as they happen, what method does Aristotle say the poet is using?
(a) The method of imitation.
(b) The method of third person.
(c) The method of recognition.
(d) The method of first person.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aristotle compare the medium of poetry and prose?

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

3. Aristotle explains that the medium specific to poetry is one that uses what?

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

5. What reason does Aristotle give for Homer excluding many things that Odysseus does on his voyage home in the "Odyssey"?

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