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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 tragic in the beginning, middle, and end.
(c) A good plot must be unified.
(d) A good plot must be mysterious.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the ways Aristotle explains in regard to how poets differ in their representation of the object?

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

3. How does Aristotle say the different types of poetry emerged?

4. Into what two types does Aristotle divide actions?

5. What men does Aristotle consider to be "lower" types?

(see the answer key)

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