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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aristotle call the individual episodes of a story with an episodic plot?
(a) Dependent stories.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Isolated stories.
(d) Funny.

2. In what three ways does Aristotle differentiate various art forms from one another?
(a) By the medium, objects, and manner of imitation.
(b) Era, objects, and manner of imitation.
(c) Manner of imitation, artist, and era.
(d) According to the artist, era, and artistic effort.

3. 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 recognition.
(b) The method of first person.
(c) The method of imitation.
(d) The method of third person.

4. Based on Aristotle's teachings, if the main character of a tragedy is totally without fault, his fall would not be due to his own fault, but rather what?
(a) Poor fortune.
(b) His own creation.
(c) A bad attitude.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In an episodic plot, Aristotle explains that the individual episodes of the story bear what to one another?

2. Aristotle states that poetry depicts what?

3. Aristotle says that simply doing what well leaves a mediocre piece of art?

4. What does Aristotle identify as the foundation of good poetry writing?

5. What, as Aristotle states, are good poets forced to do when they write stories with episodic plots?

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