Narratology - Exam
  • 1. Narratology is a critical theory that examines the principles behind storytelling and narrative construction. It delves into the structure, functions, and forms of narrative, seeking to understand how stories are created and conveyed across various media. Narratology explores the relationships between the narrator, characters, plot, and audience, analyzing the techniques and devices used to shape a compelling narrative. By studying narrative patterns and elements such as point of view, time, space, and perspective, narratology offers insights into the art and power of storytelling in literature, film, theater, and other forms of artistic expression.

    What is story time in narratology?
A) The time a reader spends on a story
B) The time period during which a story was written
C) The duration of events in a narrative
D) The time it takes to read a story out loud
  • 2. What is a 'homodiegetic' narrator?
A) A narrator who is a character in the story
B) A non-participating narrator
C) A third-person narrator
D) An all-knowing narrator
  • 3. What is 'fabula' in narratology?
A) The setting of a story
B) The chronological order of events in a story
C) The moral of a story
D) The characters in a story
  • 4. What is 'narrative speed' in narratology?
A) The setting of a story
B) The time it takes to read a story out loud
C) The pace at which events in a story unfold
D) The climax of a story
  • 5. Who coined the term 'narratology'?
A) Gérard Genette
B) Mikhail Bakhtin
C) Tzvetan Todorov
D) Roland Barthes
  • 6. In narratology, what is the purpose of 'plot'?
A) To convey the moral lesson of a story
B) To provide the sequence of events in a story
C) To describe the setting of a story
D) To introduce the characters in a story
  • 7. What is 'heterodiegetic' narration?
A) An unreliable narrator
B) A first-person narrator
C) A narrator who is not a character in the story
D) A reflective narrator
  • 8. What is 'focalization' in narratology?
A) The climax of a story
B) The moral of a story
C) The setting of a story
D) The perspective through which a narrative is presented
  • 9. Which concept is associated with Mikhail Bakhtin's theories?
A) Fabula
B) Heteroglossia
C) Narrativity
D) Syuzhet
  • 10. What is an example of a six-word story often used in cognitive narratology?
A) "Once upon a time..."
B) "Call me Ishmael."
C) "For sale: baby shoes, never worn"
D) "It was the best of times..."
  • 11. Who distinguishes between 'a narrative' and narrativity?
A) Marie-Laure Ryan
B) Jonathan Culler
C) Astrid Ensslin
D) Roland Barthes
  • 12. Which journal issue in 1966 was influential for narratology?
A) The Dialogic Imagination
B) Poetics
C) Communications
D) The Craft of Fiction
  • 13. Who first proposed the distinction between fabula and syuzhet?
A) Roland Barthes
B) The Russian Formalists
C) Tzvetan Todorov
D) Jonathan Culler
  • 14. What are the two traditions born from the Structuralist assumption about fabula and syuzhet?
A) Fabula and syuzhet analysis
B) Thematic and modal narratology
C) Cognitive and structural narratology
D) Story and discourse examination
  • 15. Which authors have insisted on the integration of thematic and modal narratology?
A) Propp, Bremond, Greimas
B) Barthes, Genette, Todorov
C) Sternberg, Ricoeur, Baroni
D) Ryan, Ensslin, Culler
  • 16. Who conducted sociolinguistic studies of oral storytelling as an application of narratological methodologies?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Vladimir Propp
C) William Labov
D) Gérard Genette
  • 17. What type of narratives were commonly taken up in classic narratological studies according to Propp?
A) Literary narratives
B) Non-literary narratives
C) Film narratives
D) Videogame narratives
  • 18. Which of the following is an atypical application of narratological methodologies?
A) Conversation analysis dealing with spontaneous verbal interaction
B) Literary criticism
C) Film theory
D) Study of graphic novels
  • 19. Which field is least associated with the application of narratology?
A) Film theory
B) Graph theory
C) Literary theory
D) Semiotics
  • 20. Narratology can be applied to which of these forms?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Videogames
D) Mathematics
  • 21. Which academic discipline might include constituent analysis where narremes are basic units?
A) Linguistics
B) Chemistry
C) Physics
D) Biology
  • 22. In which field is the study of the 'infinite canvas' an application of narratology?
A) Sociolinguistics
B) Literary theory
C) Film criticism
D) Graphic novels
  • 23. Who theorized a shift in storytelling due to scientific advancement in her book 'Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace'?
A) Stuart Moulthrop
B) Arthur Danto
C) Espen Aarseth
D) Janet Murray
  • 24. According to Janet Murray, which narrative structures more accurately reflect 'post-Einstein physics'?
A) Nonergodic literature
B) Multi-narrative structures
C) Traditional linear narratives
D) Unicursal labyrinths
  • 25. What term does Janet Murray use to describe interactive stories that invite reader participation?
A) Ergodic literature
B) Cyberdramas
C) Life-simulators
D) Hypertext fiction
  • 26. Which video game is mentioned by Janet Murray as an example of a life-simulator containing narrative structures?
A) World of Warcraft
B) The Sims
C) Minecraft
D) Final Fantasy
  • 27. Who conceived the concept of cybertext as a subcategory of ergodic literature?
A) Espen Aarseth
B) Arthur Danto
C) Janet Murray
D) Stuart Moulthrop
  • 28. Which work by Stuart Moulthrop is a studied example of hypertext fiction?
A) Victory Garden
B) Hamlet on the Holodeck
C) Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature
D) Pale Fire
  • 29. Which type of labyrinth is synonymous with a maze according to Espen Aarseth?
A) Nonergodic literature
B) Ergodic literature
C) Unicursal labyrinth
D) Multicursal labyrinth
  • 30. Who argues that all narratives have similar structures and multiple meanings in every sentence?
A) Arthur Danto
B) Peter Brooks
C) Roland Barthes
D) Robert Sternberg
  • 31. What does Roland Barthes refer to as 'writerly text'?
A) Texts without a typical plot structure
B) Traditional novels
C) Linear narratives
D) Ergodic literature
  • 32. Which theorist established that narratology can describe phenomena beyond written words?
A) A.J. Greimas
B) Arthur Danto
C) Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan
D) Robert Sternberg
  • 33. Who sees narrative as having intent that shapes its structure?
A) Arthur Danto
B) Robert Sternberg
C) Peter Brooks
D) Roland Barthes
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