Narratology - Quiz
Narratology
  • 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 period during which a story was written
B) The time it takes to read a story out loud
C) The duration of events in a narrative
D) The time a reader spends on a story
  • 2. What is a 'homodiegetic' narrator?
A) An all-knowing narrator
B) A non-participating narrator
C) A third-person narrator
D) A narrator who is a character in the story
  • 3. What is 'fabula' in narratology?
A) The moral of a story
B) The chronological order of events in a story
C) The setting of a story
D) The characters in 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) Gérard Genette
B) Mikhail Bakhtin
C) Roland Barthes
D) Tzvetan Todorov
  • 6. In narratology, what is the purpose of 'plot'?
A) To convey the moral lesson of a story
B) To provide the sequence of events in a story
C) To introduce the characters in a story
D) To describe the setting of a story
  • 7. What is 'heterodiegetic' narration?
A) A first-person narrator
B) An unreliable narrator
C) A narrator who is not a character in the story
D) A reflective narrator
  • 8. What is 'focalization' in narratology?
A) The climax of a story
B) The perspective through which a narrative is presented
C) The moral of a story
D) The setting of a story
  • 9. Which concept is associated with Mikhail Bakhtin's theories?
A) Heteroglossia
B) Fabula
C) Narrativity
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) "Once upon a time..."
C) "Call me Ishmael."
D) "For sale: baby shoes, never worn"
  • 11. Who distinguishes between 'a narrative' and narrativity?
A) Astrid Ensslin
B) Marie-Laure Ryan
C) Jonathan Culler
D) Roland Barthes
  • 12. Which journal issue in 1966 was influential for narratology?
A) The Dialogic Imagination
B) The Craft of Fiction
C) Poetics
D) Communications
  • 13. Who first proposed the distinction between fabula and syuzhet?
A) Roland Barthes
B) The Russian Formalists
C) Tzvetan Todorov
D) Jonathan Culler
  • 14. Which of the following is an atypical application of narratological methodologies?
A) Literary criticism
B) Conversation analysis dealing with spontaneous verbal interaction
C) Film theory
D) Study of graphic novels
  • 15. What type of narratives were commonly taken up in classic narratological studies according to Propp?
A) Literary narratives
B) Film narratives
C) Videogame narratives
D) Non-literary narratives
  • 16. Which academic discipline might include constituent analysis where narremes are basic units?
A) Biology
B) Chemistry
C) Physics
D) Linguistics
  • 17. Which work by Stuart Moulthrop is a studied example of hypertext fiction?
A) Victory Garden
B) Pale Fire
C) Hamlet on the Holodeck
D) Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature
  • 18. Who conducted sociolinguistic studies of oral storytelling as an application of narratological methodologies?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Gérard Genette
C) William Labov
D) Vladimir Propp
  • 19. In which field is the study of the 'infinite canvas' an application of narratology?
A) Graphic novels
B) Film criticism
C) Literary theory
D) Sociolinguistics
  • 20. Which video game is mentioned by Janet Murray as an example of a life-simulator containing narrative structures?
A) The Sims
B) Minecraft
C) Final Fantasy
D) World of Warcraft
  • 21. What are the two traditions born from the Structuralist assumption about fabula and syuzhet?
A) Cognitive and structural narratology
B) Fabula and syuzhet analysis
C) Thematic and modal narratology
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) Espen Aarseth
B) Stuart Moulthrop
C) Arthur Danto
D) Janet Murray
  • 23. Who argues that all narratives have similar structures and multiple meanings in every sentence?
A) Arthur Danto
B) Roland Barthes
C) Peter Brooks
D) Robert Sternberg
  • 24. Which authors have insisted on the integration of thematic and modal narratology?
A) Ryan, Ensslin, Culler
B) Propp, Bremond, Greimas
C) Barthes, Genette, Todorov
D) Sternberg, Ricoeur, Baroni
  • 25. Which theorist established that narratology can describe phenomena beyond written words?
A) Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan
B) Arthur Danto
C) Robert Sternberg
D) A.J. Greimas
  • 26. What term does Janet Murray use to describe interactive stories that invite reader participation?
A) Cyberdramas
B) Life-simulators
C) Hypertext fiction
D) Ergodic literature
  • 27. According to Janet Murray, which narrative structures more accurately reflect 'post-Einstein physics'?
A) Multi-narrative structures
B) Nonergodic literature
C) Traditional linear narratives
D) Unicursal labyrinths
  • 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) Semiotics
B) Literary theory
C) Graph theory
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) Ergodic literature
B) Unicursal labyrinth
C) Nonergodic literature
D) Multicursal labyrinth
  • 32. Who conceived the concept of cybertext as a subcategory of ergodic literature?
A) Arthur Danto
B) Janet Murray
C) Espen Aarseth
D) Stuart Moulthrop
  • 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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