Aristotle's Poetics

Aristotle belongs too

• England

• Greece

• Rome

• Italy

What is Mimesis?

• Imitation

• Irritation

• Inspiration

• Illusion

Aristotle's Poetics is divided into .........chapters

What is Hamartia?

• Heroic Deed

• Nobility

• Tragic Flaw

• Fate

Choose the term which is used by Aristotle for "recognition" or " discovery" in a tragedy.

• Anagnorisis

• Peripeteia

• Hamartia

• Mimesis

What is the purging of pity and fear by the witnessing of pity and fear called?

• Schadenfreude

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Catharsis

Which of the following is NOT one of Aristotle's Elements of Tragedy?

• Plot

• Scenery

• Character

• Thought

True or False: The "Thought" refers to how much time the audience spends thinking about the play.

• True

• False

Diction (as an element of tragedy) refers to...

• The ability of actors to be understood

• The definition of the words in the play

• The volume of a play's actors

• The use of language in the play

Music (as an element of tragedy)...

• Can be "actual" music or the flow of language

• Only counts when the characters perform live

• Is usually played by hidden instrumentalists

• Is only seen in Ancient Greek musical theatre