Q:1) Choose the correct one.
I. Aristotle was born in 384 BC.
II. Aristotle was the student of Plato.
III. Plato was student of Aristotle.
IV. Plato was the teacher of Aristotle’s academy
A:) I correct
B:) I , II correct
C:) III, IV correct
D:) I, III, IV
Correct: B
Q:2) How many chapters are in Aristotle’s poetics?
A:) 23
B:) 24
C:) 25
D:) 26
Correct: D
Q:3) According to Aristotle which is common principle of poetry, music, dance, painting and sculpture?
A:) Imagination
B:) Imitation
C:) Invocation
D:) Interest
Correct: B
Q:4) Six elements of tragedy in the order of importance are stated to be _________, character, thought, language, music (song), spectacle.
A:) Discourse
B:) Diction
C:) Plot
D:) Tragedy
Correct: C
Q:5) Which is the combination of the incidents of the story?
A:) Plot
B:) Imitation
C:) Language
D:) Thought
Correct: A
Q:6) Which is the intellectual element shown in what the character say when proving or disproving a point?
A:) Plot
B:) Thought
C:) Character
D:) Language
Correct: B
Q:7) Which is the expression of thoughts in words
A:) Diction
B:) Plot
C:) Character
D:) Pleasure
Correct: A
Q:8) Choose the correct match:
A:) Peripeteia - error of judgement
B:) Hamartia - tragic incident
C:) Catastrophe - reversal of situation
D:) Anagnorsis - recognition
Correct: D
Q:9) According to Aristotle which of the following is superior because it includes all the elements of epic?
A:) Plot
B:) Epic
C:) Tragedy
D:) Diction
Correct: C
Q:10) Aristotle says Poetry is more philosophic and of graver importance than _______.
A:) Science
B:) Action
C:) Time
D:) History
Correct: D
Q:11) Who was the first to use the term ‘Mimesis’ in connection with poetry?
A:) Aristotle
B:) Plato
C:) Horace
D:) Euripides
Correct: B
Q:12) Plato equated poetry with painting. What did Aristotle equated with poetry ?
A:) Painting
B:) Music
C:) Books
D:) Image
Correct: B
Q:13) The imitation of action, serious, complete and certain magnitude are related to the definition of _____.
A:) Comedy
B:) Romance
C:) Tragedy
D:) Love
Correct: C
Q:14) Six elements of tragedy in the order of importance are stated to be Plot, character, thought, language, music(song), spectacle. Here Spectacle means.
A:) Imitation of action
B:) Stage presentation
C:) Arrangements of incident
D:) Expression of thoughts
Correct: B
Q:15) Catharsis means _______.
A:) Glorification
B:) Purification
C:) Sympathy
D:) Controlled situation
Correct: B