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