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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of action does Aristotle say occurs without "Recognition" or "Reversal of Situation"?
(a) Incongruent.
(b) Simple.
(c) Sad.
(d) Good.
2. Aristotle explains that a sign is one of four types of recognition. What is an example of recognition occurring through the use of a sign?
(a) A character recognizes another by a certain scar or birthmark.
(b) A character's action is interrupted by what seems to be divine intervention.
(c) A character receives a psychic reading.
(d) A character has a vivid dream.
3. When comparing two forms of art, which does Aristotle consider to be the higher form?
(a) The more refined.
(b) The form of art that uses more than one medium.
(c) The one with more poetic charm.
(d) The one that uses more metaphors.
4. In a tragedy, how does Aristotle say the element of surprise should come about?
(a) Only after recognition has occurred.
(b) Gradually.
(c) Consistent with the principles of probability and necessity.
(d) Once the main character has demonstrated his worth and morals.
5. Artistically, what type of recognition does Aristotle consider to be a serious flaw?
(a) Recognition through divine intervention.
(b) Recognition that occurs suddenly.
(c) A recurring recognition.
(d) Recognition that is not connected with the flow of the plot.
Short Answer Questions
1. Per Aristotle, what quality does a finer form of art have?
2. Based on Aristotle's "Poetics", great tragedy poets always choose characters that belong to what?
3. When is a sign considered to be poorly used in the plot device of recognition according to Aristotle?
4. What type of poetry does Aristotle say is addressed to a much more cultivated audience?
5. In depicting his main character, Aristotle says that the poet should always accomplish four things. Of the following, which is NOT one of these four things?
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