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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 duration of events in a narrative
C) The time a reader spends on a story
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) An all-knowing narrator
D) A third-person narrator
  • 3. What is 'fabula' in narratology?
A) The moral of a story
B) The characters in a story
C) The chronological order of events in a story
D) The setting of a story
  • 4. What is 'narrative speed' in narratology?
A) The pace at which events in a story unfold
B) The setting of a story
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) Gérard Genette
C) Roland Barthes
D) Tzvetan Todorov
  • 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 reflective narrator
B) A first-person narrator
C) An unreliable 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 climax of a story
C) The perspective through which a narrative is presented
D) The setting of a story
  • 9. Which concept is associated with Mikhail Bakhtin's theories?
A) Narrativity
B) Syuzhet
C) Heteroglossia
D) Fabula
  • 10. What is an example of a six-word story often used in cognitive narratology?
A) "Once upon a time..."
B) "Call me Ishmael."
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) Roland Barthes
D) Marie-Laure Ryan
  • 12. Which journal issue in 1966 was influential for narratology?
A) Communications
B) The Dialogic Imagination
C) Poetics
D) The Craft of Fiction
  • 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) Literary criticism
D) Study of graphic novels
  • 15. What type of narratives were commonly taken up in classic narratological studies according to Propp?
A) Non-literary narratives
B) Videogame narratives
C) Literary narratives
D) Film narratives
  • 16. Which academic discipline might include constituent analysis where narremes are basic units?
A) Chemistry
B) Biology
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) Vladimir Propp
B) Gérard Genette
C) Roland Barthes
D) William Labov
  • 19. In which field is the study of the 'infinite canvas' an application of narratology?
A) Film criticism
B) Literary theory
C) Sociolinguistics
D) Graphic novels
  • 20. Which video game is mentioned by Janet Murray as an example of a life-simulator containing narrative structures?
A) Minecraft
B) Final Fantasy
C) World of Warcraft
D) The Sims
  • 21. What are the two traditions born from the Structuralist assumption about fabula and syuzhet?
A) Thematic and modal narratology
B) Story and discourse examination
C) Cognitive and structural narratology
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) Espen Aarseth
B) Arthur Danto
C) Stuart Moulthrop
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) Robert Sternberg
D) Peter Brooks
  • 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) Robert Sternberg
B) Arthur Danto
C) Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan
D) A.J. Greimas
  • 26. What term does Janet Murray use to describe interactive stories that invite reader participation?
A) Life-simulators
B) Hypertext fiction
C) Ergodic literature
D) Cyberdramas
  • 27. According to Janet Murray, which narrative structures more accurately reflect 'post-Einstein physics'?
A) Traditional linear narratives
B) Multi-narrative structures
C) Nonergodic literature
D) Unicursal labyrinths
  • 28. Who sees narrative as having intent that shapes its structure?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Arthur Danto
C) Robert Sternberg
D) Peter Brooks
  • 29. Which field is least associated with the application of narratology?
A) Graph theory
B) Semiotics
C) Literary theory
D) Film theory
  • 30. Narratology can be applied to which of these forms?
A) Videogames
B) Mathematics
C) Chemistry
D) Physics
  • 31. Which type of labyrinth is synonymous with a maze according to Espen Aarseth?
A) Multicursal labyrinth
B) Unicursal labyrinth
C) Nonergodic literature
D) Ergodic literature
  • 32. Who conceived the concept of cybertext as a subcategory of ergodic literature?
A) Arthur Danto
B) Janet Murray
C) Stuart Moulthrop
D) Espen Aarseth
  • 33. What does Roland Barthes refer to as 'writerly text'?
A) Ergodic literature
B) Linear narratives
C) Traditional novels
D) Texts without a typical plot structure
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