What was the favorite example that Aristotle returned to repeatedly in the Poetics?

Related Mcqs:

1. The Poetics deals primarily with what genre?

   A. Epic
   B. Comedy
   C. Tragedy
   D. Lyric Poetry

2. What is the Greek word for representation; as used in the Poetics?

   A. Mimesis
   B. Katharsis
   C. Hamartia
   D. Graticus

3. When a bill is not accepted by the President and returned to the Congress, it:

   A. Is killed for ever
   B. Becomes operative when passed by 1/2 majority in each House
   C. Becomes operative when passed by 2/3rd majority in each House
   D. Becomes operative only when the President has agreed to give his consent

4. Allama Iqbal returned to India in:______________?

   A. 1908
   B. 1909
   C. 1911
   D. 1912

5. In what Macedonian village was Aristotle born?

   A. Sparta
   B. Stagira
   C. Athens
   D. None of these

6. Which nephew of Aristotle was executed by Alexander?

   A. Hermeias
   B. Callisthenes
   C. Xenocrates
   D. Speusippus

7. How does one acquire virtue, according to Aristotle?

   A. It is innate
   B. By habit
   C. By grace
   D. By accident

8. Which of Aristotle’s early works, was inspired by the death of a friend?

   A. Physics
   B. Philosophy
   C. Eudemus
   D. Protrepticus

9. Which did Aristotle see as the central tension in ethical decisions?

   A. Continence
   B. Desire
   C. Ignorance
   D. Complacence

10. Which state ruled Greece for most of Aristotle’s adult life?

    A. Athens
    B. Thebes
    C. Macedonia
    D. Sparta