Aristotle’s Poetics Quizzes

Aristotle's Poetics Quiz 1

1 Which is not something Aristotle says he will address in the Poetics?
the different kinds of poetry

the method in which a poem is divided into parts

the structure necessary for a good poem

the revision process for poetry
2 What does Aristotle mean by imitation?
mimicry of sound

mimicry of language

representation of death

representation of life
3 Which is not included in the definition of poetry?
music

tragedy

comedy

essay
4 Which is not included in poetry's imitation?
instinct

harmony

language

rhythm
5 What does 'dramitas' mean?
drama of dancing

drama of action

drama of language

drama of music
6 Tragedy presents men...
worse than they are

as they are

better than they are

as they ought to be
7 Comedy presents men...
better then they are

as they are

worse than they are

as they ought to be
8 Epic presents men...
as they ought to be

better than they are

as they are

worse than they are
9 According to Aristotle, Homer tends to present men...
worse then they are

as they are

better then they are

as they ought to be
10 Which is not a form of imitative narration?
third-person narrator

first-person 'I'

second-person narrator ('You')

first-person omniscient 'I'
11 What is one of the reasons poetry emerged?
man's instinct for imitation

the rise of court music

the necessity for public entertainment

the instinct for dance
12 What does poetry tend to imitate, according to Aristotle?
'nature' in all forms

dance and music

epic grief

noble men and 'bad' men
13 What genre began with the imitation of 'meaner men'?
drama

comedy

epic

tragedy
14 Which genre was at first not taken seriously?
tragedy

drama

comedy

epic
15 Fill in the blank: All the elements of [x] are found in tragedy, but not all the elements of [x] are found in [x]
drama

music

epic

comedy
16 Which is not a component of tragedy?
character

narrative form

thought

plot
17 What by definition is serious, complete, and of a significant magnitude?
comedy

drama

epic

tragedy
18 What comprises the arrangement of incidents that result from character and thought giving way to action?
thought

character

diction

plot
19 Complication and denouement are two elements of...
speech

plot

character

thought
20 What does Aristotle mean by dictoin?
rhythmic language

song

diction

grief
21 According to Aristotle, what is the most important element of tragedy?
comedy

plot

thought

character
22 What is the least important element of a tragedy?
plot

diction

spectacle

song
23 Tragedy relies on...
action

narrative

character

pity
24 What is the term for a purgation of pity and fear in the audience?
Spectacle

Catharsis

Drama

Imitation
25 What is the term for the qualities ascribed to a certain men?
spectacle

diction

song

character

Why is plot more important than character or speech in a tragefy? 200 words

Plot is the most important element of tragedy: Tragedy is an imitation, not of men, but of action and life, of happiness and misery.Life consists of action or plot.

Asked by Sukhhmit K #1319276

Answered by Aslan on 9/10/2023 7:37 PM