Aristotle’s Poetics Quizzes

Aristotle's Poetics Quiz 1

1 Which is not something Aristotle says he will address in the Poetics?
the structure necessary for a good poem

the method in which a poem is divided into parts

the different kinds of poetry

the revision process for poetry
2 What does Aristotle mean by imitation?
representation of death

mimicry of sound

mimicry of language

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

comedy

music

tragedy
4 Which is not included in poetry's imitation?
rhythm

instinct

harmony

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

drama of action

drama of music

drama of language
6 Tragedy presents men...
as they are

as they ought to be

worse than they are

better than they are
7 Comedy presents men...
worse than they are

as they are

better then 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...
as they are

worse then they are

better then they are

as they ought to be
10 Which is not a form of imitative narration?
second-person narrator ('You')

first-person omniscient 'I'

first-person 'I'

third-person narrator
11 What is one of the reasons poetry emerged?
the rise of court music

the necessity for public entertainment

the instinct for dance

man's instinct for imitation
12 What does poetry tend to imitate, according to Aristotle?
'nature' in all forms

noble men and 'bad' men

dance and music

epic grief
13 What genre began with the imitation of 'meaner men'?
drama

tragedy

epic

comedy
14 Which genre was at first not taken seriously?
epic

tragedy

drama

comedy
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]
music

epic

drama

comedy
16 Which is not a component of tragedy?
narrative form

character

plot

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

epic

tragedy

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

plot

diction

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

speech

character

thought
20 What does Aristotle mean by dictoin?
diction

song

grief

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

plot

character

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

diction

song

spectacle
23 Tragedy relies on...
character

action

pity

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

Drama

Imitation

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

character

song

diction

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