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