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 period during which a story was written
B) The duration of events in a narrative
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) A third-person narrator
B) A non-participating narrator
C) An all-knowing 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 chronological order of events in a story
D) The characters in a story
  • 4. What is 'narrative speed' in narratology?
A) The time it takes to read a story out loud
B) The pace at which events in a story unfold
C) The setting of a story
D) The climax of a story
  • 5. Who coined the term 'narratology'?
A) Tzvetan Todorov
B) Mikhail Bakhtin
C) Gérard Genette
D) Roland Barthes
  • 6. In narratology, what is the purpose of 'plot'?
A) To introduce the characters in a story
B) To convey the moral lesson of 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 setting of a story
B) The perspective through which a narrative is presented
C) The moral of a story
D) The climax of a story
  • 9. Which concept is associated with Mikhail Bakhtin's theories?
A) Fabula
B) Syuzhet
C) Heteroglossia
D) Narrativity
  • 10. What is an example of a six-word story often used in cognitive narratology?
A) "It was the best of times..."
B) "For sale: baby shoes, never worn"
C) "Once upon a time..."
D) "Call me Ishmael."
  • 11. Who distinguishes between 'a narrative' and narrativity?
A) Jonathan Culler
B) Roland Barthes
C) Astrid Ensslin
D) Marie-Laure Ryan
  • 12. Which journal issue in 1966 was influential for narratology?
A) Poetics
B) The Dialogic Imagination
C) Communications
D) The Craft of Fiction
  • 13. Who first proposed the distinction between fabula and syuzhet?
A) Jonathan Culler
B) Roland Barthes
C) The Russian Formalists
D) Tzvetan Todorov
  • 14. What are the two traditions born from the Structuralist assumption about fabula and syuzhet?
A) Story and discourse examination
B) Thematic and modal narratology
C) Fabula and syuzhet analysis
D) Cognitive and structural narratology
  • 15. Which authors have insisted on the integration of thematic and modal narratology?
A) Barthes, Genette, Todorov
B) Ryan, Ensslin, Culler
C) Propp, Bremond, Greimas
D) Sternberg, Ricoeur, Baroni
  • 16. Who conducted sociolinguistic studies of oral storytelling as an application of narratological methodologies?
A) Vladimir Propp
B) Roland Barthes
C) Gérard Genette
D) William Labov
  • 17. What type of narratives were commonly taken up in classic narratological studies according to Propp?
A) Non-literary narratives
B) Videogame narratives
C) Film narratives
D) Literary narratives
  • 18. Which of the following is an atypical application of narratological methodologies?
A) Film theory
B) Study of graphic novels
C) Conversation analysis dealing with spontaneous verbal interaction
D) Literary criticism
  • 19. Which field is least associated with the application of narratology?
A) Semiotics
B) Film theory
C) Literary theory
D) Graph theory
  • 20. Narratology can be applied to which of these forms?
A) Videogames
B) Physics
C) Mathematics
D) Chemistry
  • 21. Which academic discipline might include constituent analysis where narremes are basic units?
A) Biology
B) Physics
C) Linguistics
D) Chemistry
  • 22. In which field is the study of the 'infinite canvas' an application of narratology?
A) Literary theory
B) Sociolinguistics
C) Graphic novels
D) Film criticism
  • 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) Espen Aarseth
B) Arthur Danto
C) Janet Murray
D) Stuart Moulthrop
  • 24. According to Janet Murray, which narrative structures more accurately reflect 'post-Einstein physics'?
A) Multi-narrative structures
B) Unicursal labyrinths
C) Nonergodic literature
D) Traditional linear narratives
  • 25. What term does Janet Murray use to describe interactive stories that invite reader participation?
A) Life-simulators
B) Cyberdramas
C) Ergodic literature
D) Hypertext fiction
  • 26. Which video game is mentioned by Janet Murray as an example of a life-simulator containing narrative structures?
A) Final Fantasy
B) Minecraft
C) The Sims
D) World of Warcraft
  • 27. Who conceived the concept of cybertext as a subcategory of ergodic literature?
A) Arthur Danto
B) Espen Aarseth
C) Janet Murray
D) Stuart Moulthrop
  • 28. Which work by Stuart Moulthrop is a studied example of hypertext fiction?
A) Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature
B) Hamlet on the Holodeck
C) Pale Fire
D) Victory Garden
  • 29. Which type of labyrinth is synonymous with a maze according to Espen Aarseth?
A) Multicursal labyrinth
B) Unicursal labyrinth
C) Nonergodic literature
D) Ergodic literature
  • 30. Who argues that all narratives have similar structures and multiple meanings in every sentence?
A) Peter Brooks
B) Robert Sternberg
C) Roland Barthes
D) Arthur Danto
  • 31. What does Roland Barthes refer to as 'writerly text'?
A) Ergodic literature
B) Traditional novels
C) Texts without a typical plot structure
D) Linear narratives
  • 32. 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
  • 33. Who sees narrative as having intent that shapes its structure?
A) Peter Brooks
B) Roland Barthes
C) Robert Sternberg
D) Arthur Danto
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