Aristotle’s Poetics Quizzes

Aristotle's Poetics Quiz 1

By Soman Chainani · Edited by W. C. Miller · Last reviewed September 05, 2006

1 Which is not something Aristotle says he will address in the Poetics?

the structure necessary for a good poem

the different kinds of poetry

the method in which a poem is divided into parts

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

mimicry of sound

representation of life

representation of death

mimicry of language
3 Which is not included in the definition of poetry?

tragedy

essay

music

comedy
4 Which is not included in poetry's imitation?

instinct

harmony

rhythm

language
5 What does 'dramitas' mean?

drama of dancing

drama of action

drama of music

drama of language
6 Tragedy presents men...

as they ought to be

better than they are

worse than they are

as they are
7 Comedy presents men...

as they are

as they ought to be

worse than they are

better then they are
8 Epic presents men...

better than they are

as they are

worse than they are

as they ought to be
9 According to Aristotle, Homer tends to present men...

as they ought to be

worse then they are

as they are

better then they are
10 Which is not a form of imitative narration?

third-person narrator

first-person omniscient 'I'

second-person narrator ('You')

first-person 'I'
11 What is one of the reasons poetry emerged?

man's instinct for imitation

the instinct for dance

the necessity for public entertainment

the rise of court music
12 What does poetry tend to imitate, according to Aristotle?

epic grief

'nature' in all forms

noble men and 'bad' men

dance and music
13 What genre began with the imitation of 'meaner men'?

comedy

drama

tragedy

epic
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]

comedy

epic

drama

music
16 Which is not a component of tragedy?

narrative form

character

thought

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

epic

comedy

tragedy

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

diction

thought

plot

character
19 Complication and denouement are two elements of...

speech

plot

thought

character
20 What does Aristotle mean by dictoin?

song

diction

grief

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

plot

thought

character

comedy
22 What is the least important element of a tragedy?

diction

song

spectacle

plot
23 Tragedy relies on...

narrative

character

action

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

Drama

Imitation

Spectacle

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

song

character

diction

spectacle

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