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Narratology - Exam
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  • 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 non-participating narrator
B) A narrator who is a character in the story
C) A third-person narrator
D) An all-knowing narrator
  • 3. What is 'fabula' in narratology?
A) The characters in a story
B) The chronological order of events in a story
C) The moral of a story
D) The setting of a story
  • 4. What is 'narrative speed' in narratology?
A) The setting of a story
B) The pace at which events in a story unfold
C) The climax of a story
D) The time it takes to read a story out loud
  • 5. Who coined the term 'narratology'?
A) Mikhail Bakhtin
B) Tzvetan Todorov
C) Roland Barthes
D) Gérard Genette
  • 6. In narratology, what is the purpose of 'plot'?
A) To describe the setting of a story
B) To introduce the characters in a story
C) To provide the sequence of events in a story
D) To convey the moral lesson of a story
  • 7. What is 'heterodiegetic' narration?
A) An unreliable narrator
B) A first-person narrator
C) A reflective narrator
D) A narrator who is not a character in the story
  • 8. What is 'focalization' in narratology?
A) The moral of a story
B) The perspective through which a narrative is presented
C) The setting of a story
D) The climax of a story
  • 9. Which concept is associated with Mikhail Bakhtin's theories?
A) Syuzhet
B) Narrativity
C) Fabula
D) Heteroglossia
  • 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) "Call me Ishmael."
D) "Once upon a time..."
  • 11. Who distinguishes between 'a narrative' and narrativity?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Jonathan Culler
C) Marie-Laure Ryan
D) Astrid Ensslin
  • 12. Which journal issue in 1966 was influential for narratology?
A) The Dialogic Imagination
B) Poetics
C) The Craft of Fiction
D) Communications
  • 13. Who first proposed the distinction between fabula and syuzhet?
A) Jonathan Culler
B) Tzvetan Todorov
C) Roland Barthes
D) The Russian Formalists
  • 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) Film narratives
B) Literary narratives
C) Videogame narratives
D) Non-literary narratives
  • 16. Which academic discipline might include constituent analysis where narremes are basic units?
A) Linguistics
B) Biology
C) Physics
D) Chemistry
  • 17. Which work by Stuart Moulthrop is a studied example of hypertext fiction?
A) Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature
B) Hamlet on the Holodeck
C) Victory Garden
D) Pale Fire
  • 18. 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
  • 19. In which field is the study of the 'infinite canvas' an application of narratology?
A) Sociolinguistics
B) Film criticism
C) Literary theory
D) Graphic novels
  • 20. Which video game is mentioned by Janet Murray as an example of a life-simulator containing narrative structures?
A) The Sims
B) Final Fantasy
C) Minecraft
D) World of Warcraft
  • 21. 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) Fabula and syuzhet analysis
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) Arthur Danto
B) Espen Aarseth
C) Stuart Moulthrop
D) Janet Murray
  • 23. Who argues that all narratives have similar structures and multiple meanings in every sentence?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Robert Sternberg
C) Arthur Danto
D) Peter Brooks
  • 24. Which authors have insisted on the integration of thematic and modal narratology?
A) Propp, Bremond, Greimas
B) Ryan, Ensslin, Culler
C) Barthes, Genette, Todorov
D) Sternberg, Ricoeur, Baroni
  • 25. Which theorist established that narratology can describe phenomena beyond written words?
A) Arthur Danto
B) Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan
C) Robert Sternberg
D) A.J. Greimas
  • 26. What term does Janet Murray use to describe interactive stories that invite reader participation?
A) Hypertext fiction
B) Ergodic literature
C) Cyberdramas
D) Life-simulators
  • 27. According to Janet Murray, which narrative structures more accurately reflect 'post-Einstein physics'?
A) Unicursal labyrinths
B) Traditional linear narratives
C) Multi-narrative structures
D) Nonergodic literature
  • 28. Who sees narrative as having intent that shapes its structure?
A) Arthur Danto
B) Peter Brooks
C) Roland Barthes
D) Robert Sternberg
  • 29. Which field is least associated with the application of narratology?
A) Film theory
B) Graph theory
C) Literary theory
D) Semiotics
  • 30. Narratology can be applied to which of these forms?
A) Videogames
B) Chemistry
C) Physics
D) Mathematics
  • 31. Which type of labyrinth is synonymous with a maze according to Espen Aarseth?
A) Nonergodic literature
B) Multicursal labyrinth
C) Unicursal labyrinth
D) Ergodic literature
  • 32. Who conceived the concept of cybertext as a subcategory of ergodic literature?
A) Stuart Moulthrop
B) Espen Aarseth
C) Janet Murray
D) Arthur Danto
  • 33. What does Roland Barthes refer to as 'writerly text'?
A) Traditional novels
B) Ergodic literature
C) Texts without a typical plot structure
D) Linear narratives
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