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