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