Aesthetics 1 Test 1
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- 1.Which of the following is NOT part of Aristotle's Six Parts of Drama?
- A.
Thought
- B.
Character
- C.
Imitation
- D.
Diction
- E.
Plot
- F.
Song
- G.
Spectacle
- 2.Aristotle lays out an argument that is most closely aligned with what type of thinking?
- A.
Analytical
- B.
Creative
- C.
Critical
- D.
Construction
- 3.Which of the following is the most important part of drama/tragedy, according to Aristotle?
- A.
Plot
- B.
Imitation
- C.
Character
- D.
Diction
- E.
Thought
- F.
Spectacle
- G.
Song
- 4.Which of the following is NOT a significant (or important) way in which one form of art (or poetry) differs from another?
- A.
The length
- B.
The objects
- C.
The medium
- D.
The mode of imitation
- 5.Which is the primary change that Aristotle claims that Aeschylus made to the dramatic form?
- A.
Added the second actor to the stage
- B.
Added call and response to the narrative text
- C.
Added the use of music to the drama
- D.
Added the third actor on stage
- 6.Which of the following did Sophocles add to the dramatic form, according to Aristotle?
- A.
Scene painting & a third actor
- B.
Music
- C.
Phallic dances
- D.
A second actor
- 7.Aristotle's argument concerning character rests on the notion that only three possibilities exist: that dramatic characters are morally better than normal men, worse than normal men, or just like normal men (and we will note the inherent sexism of his argument)
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Thought, according to Aristotle, claims the second most important rank in drama/tragedy
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Aristotle divides dramatic poetry into two forms: graver, more noble imitations of good men, and more trivial, meaner imitations of bad men
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.According to Aristotle, participation in tragic dramas was compulsory, whereas participation in some dramas were voluntary
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Aristotle claims that learning about ourselves through the imitative act (drama) is one of the greatest pleasures of humankind
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.From where does Aristotle suggest that our impulse to create and enjoy dramatic art originated?
- A.
From the pleasure felt in creating and recognizing the imitation of another human being
- B.
From the desire to please the gods
- C.
From the competitive nature of early Greeks, each trying to create something novel over the others
- D.
From the power and purpose of speech
- 13.Which of the following is the Aristotelian definition of a Tragedy?
- A.
An imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude ... in the form of action, not of narrative; through pity and fear affecting the proper purgation of these emotions
- B.
An imitation of an action that is none serious, incomplete, and of an uncertain magnitude ... in the form of inaction (e.g. narrative); through pity and fear affecting the proper purgation of these emotions
- C.
An imitation of a tragic human that is sad, complete, and of a certain magnitude ... in the form of narrative; through pity and fear affecting the proper purgation of these emotions
- D.
An imitation of an action that is sad, complete, and of a certain magnitude ... in the form of narrative; through pity and fear affecting the proper purgation of these emotions
- 14.Paula Vogel's writing style/process can be described as reflective and patient, taking long periods of gestation to get the words right
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The music Vogel suggests in HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE is a key feature to understanding the play
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Vogel shows Li'l Bit to be a victim in HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE has a melodramatic ending
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.In HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, we are given clues that Uncle Peck has seduced more than one young girl
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.In HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, what does Li'l Bit do to try to kill herself?
- A.
Plays with a gun
- B.
Drives drunk
- C.
Walks the streets hoping to get raped
- D.
Uses hardcore drugs
- E.
None of these choices (She doesn't want to kill herself)
- 20.What activity metaphorically stands in for the main action (seduction) of the play in HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE?
- A.
Driving
- B.
Fishing
- C.
Hunting
- D.
Surfing
- E.
None of these choices
- 21.According to critics, although HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE is a play that is about many things, it is a play that is primarily about:
- A.
Coming of age
- B.
Sexual molestation
- C.
Dysfunctional molestation
- D.
Understanding the universe
- 22.What is the "inciting action" for HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE?
- A.
When Uncle Peck fondles her the night before her prom
- B.
When Lil Bit gets kicked out of college
- C.
When Lil Bit gets assaulted in High School
- D.
When Lil Bit goes with her uncle to the beach as an eleven-year-old girl
- E.
None of these choices, there is no inciting action
- 23.In HILTD, which of the following is the best metaphor for “learning how to drive?”
- A.
Learning how to control a man
- B.
Learning to surrender your own body
- C.
Learning to control the people around you
- D.
Learning to survive life’s misadventures
- E.
Learning to control another person’s body
- 24.In OEDIPUS THE KING, the city of Thebes, according to the Priest, has been brought to its knees by plague and pestilence
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Against Oedipus' wishes, Kreon has gone to the Oracle at Delphi to learn how to save the city
- A.
True
- B.
False
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