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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Per Aristotle, the unity of plot is what to the unity of a character's actions?
(a) Irrelevant.
(b) Not equivalent, but often closely related.
(c) Influential, but not important.
(d) Equivalent.

2. In art, what does Aristotle believe to be the object?
(a) Something solid.
(b) What the art imitates.
(c) Usually a person.
(d) Usually an animal.

3. What does Aristotle identify as the most essential element of tragedy?
(a) Plot.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Irony.
(d) Character.

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

5. What type of action does Aristotle say occurs with "Recognition" and/or "Reversal of Situation"?
(a) Congruent.
(b) Complex.
(c) Happy.
(d) Bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle asserts that men who find poetry very attractive find great pleasure in what?

2. Aristotle states that poetry depicts what?

3. How does Aristotle differentiate poetry from prose?

4. What does Aristotle consider to be secondary to the most essential element of tragedy?

5. How does Aristotle define "Recognition"?

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