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- 1. Multiple Choice
Aristotle belongs too
England
Greece
Rome
Italy
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is Mimesis?
Imitation
Irritation
Inspiration
Illusion
- 3. Fill in the Blank
Aristotle's Poetics is divided into .........chapters
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is Hamartia?
Heroic Deed
Nobility
Tragic Flaw
Fate
- 5. Multiple Choice
Choose the term which is used by Aristotle for "recognition" or " discovery" in a tragedy.
Anagnorisis
Peripeteia
Hamartia
Mimesis
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the purging of pity and fear by the witnessing of pity and fear called?
Schadenfreude
Ethos
Pathos
Catharsis
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT one of Aristotle's Elements of Tragedy?
Plot
Scenery
Character
Thought
- 8. Multiple Choice
True or False: The "Thought" refers to how much time the audience spends thinking about the play.
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
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
- 10. Multiple Choice
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
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