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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Aristotle say occurs at the beginning of a tragic story?
2. What does Aristotle believe to be the goal of tragedy?
3. What example does Aristotle provide of recognition occurring through the will of the poet?
4. Aristotle explains that the complication accomplishes what?
5. When constructing the plot, the poet ought to do what first, according to Aristotle?
Short Essay Questions
1. In regard to the plot device of recognition, give an example that Aristotle provides in "Poetics" of how recognition can occur through some recognition of sign.
2. What types of situations does Aristotle say occur frequently in tragedy and why?
3. List at least two things that Aristotle says a poet of a tragedy should always accomplish when depicting his characters.
4. In addition to recognition through sign, what are some other ways that Aristotle identifies as ways in which recognition can occur?
5. Define the ways in which Aristotle divides the plot of a tragedy.
6. Why does Aristotle consider a failed action in a tragedy where the character was aware of the circumstances then failed to follow through to be a poor development in the plot?
7. Give an example that Aristotle provides in "Poetics" of the most successful kind of action in a tragedy.
8. When does Aristotle say the use of recognition through sign is used poorly?
9. While some tragedies may use impressive visual effects when performed on stage to impress their spectators, what type of tragedy according to Aristotle does not require such spectacles and why?
10. Does Aristotle believe that Homer's "Iliad" should be written in the format of a tragedy? Why or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Aristotle teaches that actions can be divided into two types: simple and complex.
1) Define a simple action.
2) Define a complex action.
3) Provide at least one example for a simple and complex action.
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following options to write about:
1) Discuss "Recognition" as defined by Aristotle and provide an example from "Poetics".
2) Discuss "Reversal of Situation" as defined by Aristotle and provide an example from "Poetics".
3) Based on Aristotle's teachings, explain how complex actions may effectively uses these devices.
Essay Topic 3
Like any art, poetry is a kind of imitation, as Aristotle asserts. Aristotle differentiates arts from one another in three ways: medium, the objects, and the manner of imitation.
1) Define the three ways in which art is differentiated.
2) Compare poetry to prose.
3) Give an example of how poets may differ in how they represent the objects.
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