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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the requirements Aristotle mentions for a good tragic plot?
(a) A good plot must be mysterious.
(b) A good plot must be unified.
(c) A good plot must be tragic in the beginning, middle, and end.
(d) A good plot must have disconnected episodes that tie together at the end.

2. Aristotle warns that a tragedy poet should be careful with what?
(a) The poet should be careful not to write a happy ending.
(b) Choosing ironic events.
(c) Writing the middle, as it is the most important part of a tragedy.
(d) Picking the content for the poem.

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

4. What are/is the name(s) of the part(s) that Aristotle gives to the plot of a tragedy?
(a) The complication and unraveling.
(b) The beginning, middle, end, and whole.
(c) Whole.
(d) Good, bad and worse.

5. What other name does Aristotle give to the conclusion of a tragedy?
(a) The climax.
(b) The turning point.
(c) The unraveling.
(d) The big tragic event.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what does Aristotle think the plot of a poem should always be based?

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

3. How does Aristotle define "Recognition"?

4. According to Aristotle, why could tragedy be classified as less refined than epic poetry?

5. Based on Aristotle's teachings about tragedy, how can the poet unify the plot?

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