1. : Who is Aristotle’s father?
(A) A common man of Macedonia
(B) A Macedonian citizen
(C) A nobleman of Athens
(D) Nichomachus, the court physician to King Amyntas II of Macedonia
2. : According to Aristotle: “Neither one should do too little, nor too much”. Which concept of the critic is implied?
(A) Carefully choose his actions
(B) To do what is right
(C) Moderation, the golden mean
(D) Take moral responsibility and act carefully
3. : Is it correct to say that Aristotle was scientific and Plato was metaphysical?
(A) Partly true
(B) True
(C) False
(D) Both were metaphysical
4. : Aristotle defines virtue as ____.
(A) Moral mobility and deeds performance of good deeds
(B) Goodness
(C) Performance of good
(D) Excellence
5. : Which man, according to Aristotle, does not unnecessarily expose himself to danger yet is ready to give his life?
(A) The ideal man
(B) A good man
(C) A virtuous man
(D) Brave man
6. : Aristotle’s Poetics is divided into total ___ chapters.
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 17
(D) 26
7. : What is the topic of discussion in the next fourteen chapters (6-19)?
(A) Tragedy
(B) Epic
(C) Diction
(D) Poetry, its origin
8. : According to Aristotle what points are important in a character? First goodness, secondly appropriateness, thirdly true to life and lastly
(A) Truthful
(B) Consistency
(C) Powerful
(D) Magnificent
9. : Thought must have a ____.
(A) Nobility of expression
(B) Cause and effect relationship
(C) Grandeur of presentation
(D) Dignity of the character
10. : Aristotle’s defines tragedy as ____.
(A) Tragic flaw is the cause of a good man’s fall
(B) Tragedy deals with the fall of a good man
(C) Catharsis is possible
(D) Tragedy is a serious drama in a form of action which through pity and fear leads to catharsis of such emotions
11. : According to Aristotle, six constituent elements in tragedy are ______ .
(i) plot, (ii) character, (iii) thought,
(iv) diction, (v) melody and (vi)
(A) Spectacle
(B) Rhetorical brilliance
12. : The first five chapters of Aristotle’s Poetics deal with
(A) Discussion of poetry
(B) Tragedy
(C) Mimetic theory
(D) Different imitative arts, origin partly, its form comedy and tragedy
13. : What unity a plot should have?
(A) Unity of action
(B) Unity of thought
(C) Unity of hero
(D) Unity of purpose
14. : What factors are very important in a plot?
(A) A grand opening
(B) Balanced in form
(C) A beginning, middle
(D) All of A, B, and C
15. : What are the suitable emotions for a plot in tragedy?
(A) Disaster
(B) Tragic pleasure
(C) Horror
(D) Pity and fear
16. : In a plot of tragedy, the hero’s fortunes move from happiness to misery due to ____.
(A) Fate
(B) Human failings
(C) Wrong judgement
(D) Tragic flaw
17. : Who can be a tragic hero?
(A) A perfectly good man
(B) A good man with certain weaknesses over which he has no control
(C) A good man with human failings like error of judgement or a flaw
(D) Ill-fated man
18. : Horace was a Roman poet who belonged to
(A) 65-8B.C.
(B) 65-3 B.C.
(C) 341-470 B.C.
(D) 121-65 B.C.
19. : The discussion on importance of ancients and moderns received largest contribution from which critic?
(A) Virgil
(B) Horace
(C) Ovid
(D) Livy
20. : In a plot according to Poetics there should be self-explanatory beginning, middle must follow naturally to the catastrophe and the end should be
(A) Naturally related to the beginning
(B) Appropriate, went before beginning and middle
(C) Causally related to something that
(D) Related to the beginning and middle
21. : The ancients in this discussion are
(A) Greeks and Romans
(B) Early Romans
(C) Greeks
(D) All those who did not subscribe to Horace’s concept of classical poetry
22. : Horace’s views on Poetry are significant for he belonged to a glorious period of Roman rule. What was the period he represents?
(A) Augustan age named after the Roman Augustus emperor Octavian
(B) Augustus was interested in art and progress in literature was tremendous during his period
(C) The period which produced poets like Virgil
(D) Golden period of Roman poetry
23. : Horace’s greatest works in criticism are contained in
(A) Odes
(B) Epistles
(C) Ars Poctica
(D) Satires
24. : ____ advised the poets to choose a subject within his powers, to study the best models, to seek competent criticism and to revise his work with care.
(A) Virgil
(B) Ovid
(C) Horace
(D) Livy
25. : According to_______, perfection is not possible and small faults in a good piece will be tolerated?
(A) Virgil
(B) Livy
(C) Aristotle
(D) Horace
26. : Which form of literature received greatest attention of Horace?
(A) Poetry
(B) Drama
(C) Satire
(D) Prose treatise
27. : Which English writer made this discussion subject matter of his work?
(A) Pope in Essays on Criticism
(B) Matthew Arnold in Essays
(C) John Dryden in his Prefaces
(D) Jonathan Swift in The Battle of the Books
28. : According to ____, “the conquered Greece conquered her Roman Conqueror”?
(A) Tibullus
(B) Virgil
(C) Horace
(D) Ovid
29. : For Horace what was of great importance in the choice of the subject matter and its rendering?
(A) Appropriateness
(B) Balance
(C) Harmony
(D) Natural affinity between the subject matter and metre
30. : Ars Poetica is Horace’s treatise on art of poetry which contains
(A) Observations on poetry but they are significant statements of a great poet
(B) Basically an epistle
(C) Significant deliberation on poetry
(D) Stray views on poetry
31. : In his remarks on language Horace comes very close to Aristotle. He suggests
(A) Words and style must match
(B) Words and theme must match
(C) Appropriate words
(D) Right choice of words and their effective arrangement in a composition
32. : Horace emphasized the nature of poetry and said it must be pleasure giving. Is it true?
(A) Partially true
(B) False
(C) True but didn’t Plato also say the same
(D) True
33. : What was Horace’s suggestion in the choice of subject matter?
(A) Any provided it was simple, familiar and uniform
(B) Significant for the people
(C) Grand topic
(D) These should be within the power of the poet, to which he could do justice
34. : ______ examined the question of genius and art in the success of poetry.
(A) Plato
(B) Aristotle
(C) Horace
(D) Virgil
35. : What was the unique ability Horace possessed?
(A) Boldness in rejection of what was inadequate Alexandrian and old Roman models
(B) Acceptance of tenets of great masters of Greece
(C) His natural poetic talent
(D) His ability to compromise between the conflicting claims of pleasure and profit
36. : Who was the main influence on Aristotle’s idea of poetry as mimesis? (A) Plato
(B) Homer
(C) Sophocles
(D) Euripides
Answer: (A) Plato
37. : According to Aristotle, tragedy should evoke two emotions in the audience. What are they? (A) Pity and fear
(B) Joy and sorrow
(C) Anger and sadness
(D) Love and hate
Answer: (A) Pity and fear
38. : Aristotle’s concept of “catharsis” refers to: (A) Emotional release through art
(B) A cleansing of the soul
(C) A feeling of justice
(D) A moral awakening
Answer: (A) Emotional release through art
39. : According to Aristotle, the plot of a tragedy should have: (A) A clear moral lesson
(B) A beginning, middle, and end
(C) A poetic language
(D) A supernatural element
Answer: (B) A beginning, middle, and end
40. : Aristotle defines a tragic hero as one who: (A) Is virtuous and wise
(B) Is a noble person with a fatal flaw
(C) Is an ordinary person who suffers
(D) Is a god or divine figure
Answer: (B) Is a noble person with a fatal flaw
41. : According to Aristotle, what is the function of the chorus in a tragedy? (A) To provide comic relief
(B) To narrate the plot
(C) To comment on the action and reflect the audience’s feelings
(D) To deliver the moral lesson
Answer: (C) To comment on the action and reflect the audience’s feelings
42. : According to Aristotle, the unity of time in a play means that: (A) The action of the play should take place within a single day
(B) The entire plot must be completed in one sitting
(C) The events of the play should span a single season
(D) The time should be compressed within a short period
Answer: (A) The action of the play should take place within a single day
43. : In Aristotle’s definition, a tragedy is meant to: (A) Entertain the audience
(B) Teach the audience about morality
(C) Evoke fear and pity, leading to catharsis
(D) Promote political ideals
Answer: (C) Evoke fear and pity, leading to catharsis
44. : Aristotle places emphasis on which of the following as a key element of a tragedy? (A) Character development
(B) The ethical implications of the plot
(C) The role of the gods
(D) The moral of the story
Answer: (A) Character development
45. : According to Aristotle, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic poem? (A) It involves a hero who undergoes great suffering
(B) It focuses on the events of a single day
(C) It is usually written in an elevated style
(D) It spans a long period of time and includes many events
Answer: (B) It focuses on the events of a single day
46. : Aristotle’s “Poetics” mainly focuses on: (A) The definition of art
(B) The study of different genres of literature
(C) The theory of rhetoric
(D) The characteristics of tragedy
Answer: (D) The characteristics of tragedy
47. : What does Aristotle mean by “peripeteia” in a tragedy? (A) The final resolution of the plot
(B) A sudden reversal of fortune
(C) The hero’s downfall
(D) The tragic flaw of the protagonist
Answer: (B) A sudden reversal of fortune
48. : According to Aristotle, which of the following is a necessary component for a character in a tragedy? (A) The character must be a god
(B) The character must be neither purely good nor purely bad
(C) The character must be without flaws
(D) The character must suffer unnecessarily
Answer: (B) The character must be neither purely good nor purely bad
49. : According to Aristotle, the best tragic plots are those that are: (A) Complex and involve unexpected twists
(B) Simple and predictable
(C) Focused on the heroic deeds of the protagonist
(D) Based on mythological stories
Answer: (A) Complex and involve unexpected twists
50. : Aristotle’s concept of “anagnorisis” refers to: (A) The moment of greatest emotional intensity
(B) The hero’s recognition or discovery of a key truth
(C) The moment when the hero dies
(D) The reversal of the plot
Answer: (B) The hero’s recognition or discovery of a key truth