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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 duration of events in a narrative
D) The time a reader spends on a story
  • 2. What is a 'homodiegetic' narrator?
A) A non-participating narrator
B) A third-person narrator
C) A narrator who is a character in the story
D) An all-knowing narrator
  • 3. What is 'fabula' in narratology?
A) The characters in a story
B) The setting of a story
C) The moral of a story
D) The chronological order of events in a story
  • 4. What is 'narrative speed' in narratology?
A) The setting of a story
B) The climax of a story
C) The pace at which events in a story unfold
D) The time it takes to read a story out loud
  • 5. Who coined the term 'narratology'?
A) Mikhail Bakhtin
B) Roland Barthes
C) Tzvetan Todorov
D) Gérard Genette
  • 6. In narratology, what is the purpose of 'plot'?
A) To describe the setting of a story
B) To convey the moral lesson of a story
C) To provide the sequence of events in a story
D) To introduce the characters in a story
  • 7. What is 'heterodiegetic' narration?
A) An unreliable narrator
B) A narrator who is not a character in the story
C) A first-person narrator
D) A reflective narrator
  • 8. What is 'focalization' in narratology?
A) The moral of a story
B) The setting of a story
C) The climax of a story
D) The perspective through which a narrative is presented
  • 9. Which concept is associated with Mikhail Bakhtin's theories?
A) Fabula
B) Heteroglossia
C) Syuzhet
D) Narrativity
  • 10. What is an example of a six-word story often used in cognitive narratology?
A) "Call me Ishmael."
B) "For sale: baby shoes, never worn"
C) "It was the best of times..."
D) "Once upon a time..."
  • 11. Who distinguishes between 'a narrative' and narrativity?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Marie-Laure Ryan
C) Jonathan Culler
D) Astrid Ensslin
  • 12. Which journal issue in 1966 was influential for narratology?
A) Poetics
B) Communications
C) The Craft of Fiction
D) The Dialogic Imagination
  • 13. Who first proposed the distinction between fabula and syuzhet?
A) Jonathan Culler
B) Tzvetan Todorov
C) The Russian Formalists
D) Roland Barthes
  • 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) Videogame narratives
B) Literary narratives
C) Non-literary narratives
D) Film narratives
  • 16. Which academic discipline might include constituent analysis where narremes are basic units?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Linguistics
  • 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) Gérard Genette
B) William Labov
C) Roland Barthes
D) Vladimir Propp
  • 19. In which field is the study of the 'infinite canvas' an application of narratology?
A) Graphic novels
B) Sociolinguistics
C) Film criticism
D) Literary theory
  • 20. 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) Minecraft
D) The Sims
  • 21. What are the two traditions born from the Structuralist assumption about fabula and syuzhet?
A) Fabula and syuzhet analysis
B) Thematic and modal narratology
C) Story and discourse examination
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) Janet Murray
C) Arthur Danto
D) Espen Aarseth
  • 23. Who argues that all narratives have similar structures and multiple meanings in every sentence?
A) Peter Brooks
B) Arthur Danto
C) Robert Sternberg
D) Roland Barthes
  • 24. Which authors have insisted on the integration of thematic and modal narratology?
A) Propp, Bremond, Greimas
B) Barthes, Genette, Todorov
C) Ryan, Ensslin, Culler
D) Sternberg, Ricoeur, Baroni
  • 25. Which theorist established that narratology can describe phenomena beyond written words?
A) A.J. Greimas
B) Arthur Danto
C) Robert Sternberg
D) Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan
  • 26. What term does Janet Murray use to describe interactive stories that invite reader participation?
A) Cyberdramas
B) Life-simulators
C) Ergodic literature
D) Hypertext fiction
  • 27. According to Janet Murray, which narrative structures more accurately reflect 'post-Einstein physics'?
A) Multi-narrative structures
B) Nonergodic literature
C) Unicursal labyrinths
D) Traditional linear narratives
  • 28. Who sees narrative as having intent that shapes its structure?
A) Arthur Danto
B) Roland Barthes
C) Peter Brooks
D) Robert Sternberg
  • 29. Which field is least associated with the application of narratology?
A) Graph theory
B) Literary theory
C) Semiotics
D) Film theory
  • 30. Narratology can be applied to which of these forms?
A) Physics
B) Mathematics
C) Videogames
D) Chemistry
  • 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) Janet Murray
B) Arthur Danto
C) Stuart Moulthrop
D) Espen Aarseth
  • 33. 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
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