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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 duration of events in a narrative
B) The time a reader spends on a story
C) The time it takes to read a story out loud
D) The time period during which a story was written
  • 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 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 time it takes to read a story out loud
C) The setting of a story
D) The climax of a story
  • 5. Who coined the term 'narratology'?
A) Tzvetan Todorov
B) Roland Barthes
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 narrator who is not a character in the story
B) A reflective narrator
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 setting of a story
C) The moral of a story
D) The climax of a story
  • 9. Which concept is associated with Mikhail Bakhtin's theories?
A) Narrativity
B) Heteroglossia
C) Fabula
D) Syuzhet
  • 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) Marie-Laure Ryan
C) Roland Barthes
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) Tzvetan Todorov
B) The Russian Formalists
C) Roland Barthes
D) Jonathan Culler
  • 14. Which of the following is an atypical application of narratological methodologies?
A) Film theory
B) Study of graphic novels
C) Literary criticism
D) Conversation analysis dealing with spontaneous verbal interaction
  • 15. What type of narratives were commonly taken up in classic narratological studies according to Propp?
A) Literary narratives
B) Non-literary narratives
C) Videogame narratives
D) Film narratives
  • 16. Which academic discipline might include constituent analysis where narremes are basic units?
A) Linguistics
B) Chemistry
C) Biology
D) Physics
  • 17. Which work by Stuart Moulthrop is a studied example of hypertext fiction?
A) Pale Fire
B) Hamlet on the Holodeck
C) Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature
D) Victory Garden
  • 18. Who conducted sociolinguistic studies of oral storytelling as an application of narratological methodologies?
A) William Labov
B) Vladimir Propp
C) Gérard Genette
D) Roland Barthes
  • 19. 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
  • 20. Which video game is mentioned by Janet Murray as an example of a life-simulator containing narrative structures?
A) World of Warcraft
B) Minecraft
C) Final Fantasy
D) The Sims
  • 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) Story and discourse examination
D) Fabula and syuzhet analysis
  • 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) Janet Murray
C) Stuart Moulthrop
D) Espen Aarseth
  • 23. Who argues that all narratives have similar structures and multiple meanings in every sentence?
A) Robert Sternberg
B) Peter Brooks
C) Roland Barthes
D) Arthur Danto
  • 24. Which authors have insisted on the integration of thematic and modal narratology?
A) Barthes, Genette, Todorov
B) Propp, Bremond, Greimas
C) Sternberg, Ricoeur, Baroni
D) Ryan, Ensslin, Culler
  • 25. Which theorist established that narratology can describe phenomena beyond written words?
A) Robert Sternberg
B) A.J. Greimas
C) Arthur Danto
D) Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan
  • 26. 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
  • 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) Roland Barthes
B) Peter Brooks
C) Arthur Danto
D) Robert Sternberg
  • 29. Which field is least associated with the application of narratology?
A) Literary theory
B) Semiotics
C) Film theory
D) Graph theory
  • 30. Narratology can be applied to which of these forms?
A) Physics
B) Videogames
C) Mathematics
D) Chemistry
  • 31. Which type of labyrinth is synonymous with a maze according to Espen Aarseth?
A) Ergodic literature
B) Multicursal labyrinth
C) Unicursal labyrinth
D) Nonergodic literature
  • 32. Who conceived the concept of cybertext as a subcategory of ergodic literature?
A) Janet Murray
B) Espen Aarseth
C) Stuart Moulthrop
D) Arthur Danto
  • 33. What does Roland Barthes refer to as 'writerly text'?
A) Linear narratives
B) Traditional novels
C) Texts without a typical plot structure
D) Ergodic literature
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