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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Aristotle states that poetry depicts what?
(a) Things that happen according to the "laws of probability and necessity."
(b) History.
(c) The future.
(d) Things that happen based on fact and fiction.

3. In a tragedy, Aristotle says that the main character cannot be what?
(a) Self-centered.
(b) Flawless.
(c) Speaking in the third person.
(d) Insecure.

4. As Aristotle states, what ways are epic poems different from other poems, specifically tragedies?
(a) They tend to rhyme.
(b) The meter of epic poems is unimportant.
(c) They are of considerably greater length and scope.
(d) They are much shorter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other name does Aristotle give to the conclusion of a tragedy?

2. In a tragedy, Aristotle warns that the poet must NOT choose a character who is altogether what?

3. Why does Aristotle believe that a failed action by a person who is aware of the circumstances is considered to be of a certain quality?

4. In art, Aristotle defines the medium as what?

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

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