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 it takes to read a story out loud
B) The time a reader spends on a story
C) The duration of events in a narrative
D) The time period during which a story was written
  • 2. What is a 'homodiegetic' narrator?
A) A third-person narrator
B) A narrator who is a character in the story
C) A non-participating narrator
D) An all-knowing narrator
  • 3. What is 'fabula' in narratology?
A) The setting of a story
B) The moral 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 climax of a story
B) The setting of a story
C) The time it takes to read a story out loud
D) The pace at which events in a story unfold
  • 5. Who coined the term 'narratology'?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Tzvetan Todorov
C) Gérard Genette
D) Mikhail Bakhtin
  • 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) An unreliable narrator
C) A reflective narrator
D) A narrator who is not a character in the story
  • 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) Heteroglossia
B) Syuzhet
C) Narrativity
D) Fabula
  • 10. What is an example of a six-word story often used in cognitive narratology?
A) "Once upon a time..."
B) "It was the best of times..."
C) "Call me Ishmael."
D) "For sale: baby shoes, never worn"
  • 11. Who distinguishes between 'a narrative' and narrativity?
A) Astrid Ensslin
B) Jonathan Culler
C) Marie-Laure Ryan
D) Roland Barthes
  • 12. Which journal issue in 1966 was influential for narratology?
A) The Dialogic Imagination
B) Communications
C) Poetics
D) The Craft of Fiction
  • 13. Who first proposed the distinction between fabula and syuzhet?
A) Tzvetan Todorov
B) The Russian Formalists
C) Jonathan Culler
D) Roland Barthes
  • 14. What are the two traditions born from the Structuralist assumption about fabula and syuzhet?
A) Thematic and modal narratology
B) Cognitive and structural narratology
C) Story and discourse examination
D) Fabula and syuzhet analysis
  • 15. Which authors have insisted on the integration of thematic and modal narratology?
A) Ryan, Ensslin, Culler
B) Sternberg, Ricoeur, Baroni
C) Barthes, Genette, Todorov
D) Propp, Bremond, Greimas
  • 16. Who conducted sociolinguistic studies of oral storytelling as an application of narratological methodologies?
A) Gérard Genette
B) Roland Barthes
C) William Labov
D) Vladimir Propp
  • 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) Conversation analysis dealing with spontaneous verbal interaction
B) Study of graphic novels
C) Film theory
D) Literary criticism
  • 19. Which field is least associated with the application of narratology?
A) Film theory
B) Semiotics
C) Literary theory
D) Graph theory
  • 20. Narratology can be applied to which of these forms?
A) Mathematics
B) Videogames
C) Chemistry
D) Physics
  • 21. Which academic discipline might include constituent analysis where narremes are basic units?
A) Physics
B) Linguistics
C) Chemistry
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) Arthur Danto
B) Janet Murray
C) Espen Aarseth
D) Stuart Moulthrop
  • 24. According to Janet Murray, which narrative structures more accurately reflect 'post-Einstein physics'?
A) Unicursal labyrinths
B) Multi-narrative structures
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) Hypertext fiction
D) Ergodic literature
  • 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) Stuart Moulthrop
B) Espen Aarseth
C) Janet Murray
D) Arthur Danto
  • 28. Which work by Stuart Moulthrop is a studied example of hypertext fiction?
A) Victory Garden
B) Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature
C) Pale Fire
D) Hamlet on the Holodeck
  • 29. Which type of labyrinth is synonymous with a maze according to Espen Aarseth?
A) Multicursal labyrinth
B) Ergodic literature
C) Nonergodic literature
D) Unicursal labyrinth
  • 30. Who argues that all narratives have similar structures and multiple meanings in every sentence?
A) Peter Brooks
B) Robert Sternberg
C) Arthur Danto
D) Roland Barthes
  • 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) Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan
B) Robert Sternberg
C) Arthur Danto
D) A.J. Greimas
  • 33. Who sees narrative as having intent that shapes its structure?
A) Robert Sternberg
B) Peter Brooks
C) Arthur Danto
D) Roland Barthes
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