MCQ Bank
According to queer theory, performativity shows that:
- A) Sexual identities are biologically fixed
- B) Sexual identities are universally the same
- C) Sexual identities are transparent truths
- D) Sexual identities are culturally produced
The idea of sexual identity as performative was introduced by:
- A) Austin
- B) Butler
- C) Foucault
- D) Sedgwick
The term “market Islam” refers to:
- A) Compliance-based Islamic consumerism
- B) Islamic education system
- C) Secular women’s empowerment
- D) Political Islam only
Butler’s theory of performativity suggests identity is:
- A) Independent of actions
- B) A pre-existing essence
- C) The result of repeated acts
- D) A fixed natural truth
Sedgwick’s “Epistemology of the Closet” critiques heterosexuality by:
- A) Linking it with health and fertility
- B) Proving it is biologically natural
- C) Presenting it as divine order
- D) Treating it as a fixed identity
Islamic feminism rejects:
- A) A single male interpretation of Islam
- B) Research within Islamic discourse
- C) Multiple voices in Islam
- D) Historical debates in Islam
According to studies, women use emojis mainly to:
- A) Express sarcasm
- B) Create humor and intimacy
- C) Avoid communication
- D) Show authority
Choose the correct option In the model of ‘Cultivated Desire’, repeated practice creates:
- A) Freedom
- B) Autonomy
- C) Instincts
- D) Discipline
Which feminist group criticized mainstream feminism for ignoring sexuality?
- A) Chicana feminists
- B) Black feminists
- C) Lesbian feminists
- D) Radical feminists
What does the term “new imperialism” refer to?
- A) The replacement of local languages with global languages
- B) The spread of religion through colonization
- C) Economic and cultural domination of former colonies after political independence
- D) Political domination of colonies through military power
Queer theory argues that sexuality is:
- A) Constructed and unstable
- B) Determined by biology
- C) A natural and fixed identity
- D) Always heterosexual
Which colour of heart emoji may be perceived as more romantic?
- A) Green
- B) Black
- C) Red
- D) Blue
According to Derrida’s concept of deconstruction, heterosexuality is privileged by:
- A) Legal enforcement
- B) Universal acceptance
- C) Defining itself against homosexuality
- D) Nature’s design
According to Wittgenstein’s idea of ‘language games,’ breaking modesty norms in society is like:
- A) Changing habits
- B) Winning a debate
- C) Breaking grammar rules
- D) Making new desires
According to queer theory, categories such as “gay” and “lesbian” are:
- A) Regulatory fictions
- B) Biologically fixed
- C) Universal facts
- D) Natural truths
‘Standpoint theory’ highlights:
- A) Women’s unique perspectives
- B) Male-centered neutrality
- C) Social uniformity
- D) Objective science
Which institution was consistently challenged by feminists in Pakistan?
- A) Ministry of Women’s Affairs
- B) Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
- C) Federal Public Service Commission
- D) Provincial Assemblies
In post-Islamist reformulation, capitalism:
- A) Removes gender inequalities
- B) Commodifies women regardless of piety
- C) Promotes Islamic justice
- D) Protects women equally
‘Desire’ in the modal of Cultivated Desire is seen as:
- A) Cause of moral action
- B) Result of freedom
- C) Product of moral action
- D) Independent of practice
For queer theorists, drag is significant because it:
- A) Promotes natural heterosexuality
- B) Shows gender is fixed
- C) Exposes gender as a performance
- D) Proves men are stronger