1 What does John Pietro Pugliano argue about horsemanship? It makes one almost want to be a horse It allows man to dominate beast It is an enjoyable hobby It is the most gentlemanly art 2 Why does Sidney feel called to defend poetry? He believes that poems are more delightful than horses Some of his best friends are poets He is himself a poet He was hired by the emperor to write and defend poetry 3 According to Sidney, which cultures valued poetry? None American Greek and Roman English 4 How do historians incorporate poetry into their work? Not at all (they don't incorporate poetry) To show how others have interpreted historical events As adornment To refute its messages 5 What did Romans call their poets? makers vates fools strongmen 6 What did Greeks call their poets? noblemen hopeless makers vates 7 How does poetry relate to nature? It can only draw on nature but not go beyond it It draws on nature, as well as creates a new nature It has no relationship It rejects nature 8 How does Sidney define mimesis? Invention Imitation Silent expression Destruction 9 What are poety's "works?" Individual poems Its effects Meter and Rhyme Other literary elements including imagery 10 According to Sidney, how would the philosopher defend his art? He would agree with the historian By calling poets schoolchildren By stating that it defines virtue He wouldn't 11 What, according to Sidney, is the end of all learning? Advanced degrees A pure soul Virtuous action Death 12 According to Sidney, how would the historian defend his art? History teaches us how to act, whereas philosophy is too abstract He wouldn't History is the only record of the past History defines virtue 13 How does poetry compare to history and philosophy? It has more in common with history, as they discuss the same events It mediates between the two and draws on the strengths of both It has nothing to do with either It has more in common with philosophy, as they share the same goal of teaching 14 What are poetry's parts? Stanzas The different parts of the population that value it Different genres, i.e. lyric, heroic, etc. Lines of a poem 15 Why do "poet-haters" object to poetry? Its meter and rhyme Its moralistic messages They believe it is badly written They believe it is sinful 16 How does Sidney respond to the assertion that poetry is the "mother of lies?" He rejects the female gendering of poetry He states that it lies only as much as philosophy He does not bother to defend it He states that it is actually more truthful than other arts 17 How does Sidney make sense of Plato's expulsion of poets from his republic? He believes that Plato misunderstood the definition of poetry He states that Plato was narrow-minded He states that Plato expelled many valiant people He says that Plato objected to individual poets, but not the art of poetry 18 How does Sidney gender poetry? As beyond gender As female Male and female, depending on the context As male 19 Which contemporary thinker is Sidney responding to in the Defense? Edmund Spenser Edward Watton John Pietro Pugaliano Stephen Gosson 20 According to Sidney, what is the function of rhyme? To lull the reader into a state of calm To make connections between words and lines To annoy the reader To add beauty and to make poetry easy to memorize
