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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The object poetry portrays is what, according to Aristotle?
(a) Tragic events.
(b) Various places around the world.
(c) Men in action.
(d) Other poets.

2. What type of poetry does Aristotle say focuses on serious and important actions?
(a) Roman poetry.
(b) Greek poetry.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Tragedy.

3. Into what two types does Aristotle divide actions?
(a) Good and bad.
(b) Happy and sad.
(c) Simple and complex.
(d) Congruent and incongruent.

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

5. In poetry, what is the term that Aristotle gives for an action that aims to accomplish a certain goal, but actually accomplishes the opposite?
(a) Failure.
(b) Irony.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Reversal of Situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle defines poetic work as what?

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

3. Per Aristotle, the unity of plot is what to the unity of a character's actions?

4. Aristotle says what type of poetry imitates the "lower" types of men?

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

(see the answer key)

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