This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Theory > Narratology > Narratology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Narratology Quiz 1 (13 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these most accurately describes a creation myth? Just pick one. A) A story that describes how different things were made. B) Something that is totally false. C) A way of understanding how the earth was created and why we are here. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A way of understanding how the earth was created and why we are here. 2. Which of these is NOT a convention of fables. A) Anthropomorphic characters. B) Literally true. C) Teach a moral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literally true. 3. What is the big creation myth in the bible about how people came into being? A) The Noah's ark story. B) The Adam and Eve story. C) The crucifixion story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Adam and Eve story. 4. In the Dog and the wolf, the wolf chooses hunger over being fed but always wearing a chain and belonging to a man. How does this link to Aesop's biographical context? Just pick one. A) He was born an Ethiopian. B) He was a slave who managed to gain his freedom. C) He became famous and celebrated in his own lifetime. D) He was thrown off a cliff for annoying someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was a slave who managed to gain his freedom. 5. What did Pandora do? A) She opened a box and let out all the joy and sunshine in the world. B) She opened a box and let out disease famine and plague. C) She opened a box and nothing happened. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She opened a box and let out disease famine and plague. 6. Homer allegedly 'wrote' 'The Odyssey' but it was shared in the oral tradition. What does that mean? A) The words were spread by people hearing them and passing them on. B) The words were written by monks and shared with people who could read. C) His books were old and became traditional stories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The words were spread by people hearing them and passing them on. 7. Stories presented through performance A) Diegesis. B) Narratology. C) Mimesis. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mimesis. 8. What most accurately describes a creation myth? A) A story that scientifically describes how different things were made. B) Something that is totally false. C) A way of understanding how the earth was created and why we are here. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A way of understanding how the earth was created and why we are here. 9. Aesop was famous for his fables. What is the most accurate way of describing a fable? Just pick one. A) A wise life lesson with a moral at the end. B) A story that was originally spoken not written down. C) A very short story. D) Something simple, just for children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A wise life lesson with a moral at the end. 10. What does the apple represent throughout literature? A) Temptation. B) Anguish. C) Guilt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temptation. 11. Which of these is NOT a reason people tell stories? A) A way of making sense of the world. B) There's no particular purpose to telling stories. C) Being able to understand other people from other places and times. D) A way to connect with other people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There's no particular purpose to telling stories. 12. What is intertextuality? Is it ..... ? A) Something that happens a lot in a book. B) Something that is not part of the story. C) Something in your book or story that links to another book or text from another time or place. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something in your book or story that links to another book or text from another time or place. 13. Roland Barthes said that the reader and his/her context was just as important as the writers and their contexts. Which of these is NOT context? A) Events from the author's own life?. B) Historical, social and political events in the times the author was writing?. C) Events that shaped the reader's life?. D) Whether the book is hardback or softback. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether the book is hardback or softback. Related QuizzesTheory QuizzesEnglish Literature Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books