1. Aristotle says that simply doing what well leaves a mediocre piece of art?
(a) Developing a main character that does not have a close friend.
(b) Giving the reader a sense of suspense.
(c) Writing a complication and unraveling.
(d) Infusing irony just at the beginning.

2. When is a sign considered to be poorly used in the plot device of recognition according to Aristotle?
(a) When the sole purpose of the sign is for recognition.
(b) When the sign is recognized, but no action is taken.
(c) When the sign is destroyed.
(d) When the sign goes unrecognized.

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?
(a) The person was already aware and no disaster occurs.
(b) An audience does not like happy endings.
(c) A person who is aware is boring.
(d) A failed action interrupts the flow.

4. Per Aristotle, in which of the following ways does poetry NOT differ from history?
(a) History is concerned simply with facts.
(b) Poetry tells the future, and history tells the past.
(c) Poetry depicts what happens according to the "laws of probability and necessity."
(d) Poetry is a higher pursuit than history.

5. According to Aristotle, how should the plot of a well-written tragedy be structured?
(a) It should leave the reader guessing until the end.
(b) With a logical beginning and end.
(c) A structured plot makes bad poetry.
(d) With the end that makes readers want more.