MCQ Bank
According to Gokariksel & Mclarney, “Muslim woman” becomes:
- A) a Western ideal
- B) a religious authority
- C) a universal category
- D) a secular identity
Sociocultural linguistics studies the link between:
- A) Translation and interpretation
- B) Phonetics and grammar
- C) Syntax and semantics
- D) Language, culture, and society
Which type of emojis are considered “safe emojis” in linguistics studies?
- A) Emojis less sensitive to culture
- B) Emojis used only in Korea
- C) Emojis with shifting cultural meanings
- D) Emojis that are humorous
What did Piller’s research highlight about bilingual couples?
- A) They faced discrimination in Islamic banking
- B) They prefer national identity over transnational identity
- C) They constructed joint international identities and preferred transnational identity
- D) They avoid international identities to preserve culture
Which of the following best describes capitalism?
- A) A cultural system focused on language exchange
- B) An economic system where individuals have the right to own private property
- C) A political system where governments control all resources
- D) An economic system where private property is owned by the state
Who was the Afghan girl photographed by Steve McCurry in 1984, whose image became iconic on the cover of National Geographic in June 1985?
- A) Malala Yousafzai
- B) Christina Lamb
- C) Sharbat Gula
- D) Aisha Mohammadzai
In spoken language, what helps distinguish one word from another?
- A) Intonation and stress
- B) Emojis
- C) Color
- D) White space
According to the idea of ‘language games, cultural rules exist because:
- A) Communities practice them
- B) They are universal truths
- C) They are enforced by law
- D) They are natural instincts
Which feminist critique led to the idea of “mutual constitution” of identity categories?
- A) Liberal feminism
- B) Mainstream feminism
- C) Intersectionality
- D) Radical feminism
According to the liberal view of the authentic self, acting only on inner desires may lead to:
- A) Stable decisions
- B) Clear responsibility
- C) Strong discipline
- D) Ethical problems
Which of these is NOT a strategy of secular feminists?
- A) Repealing faith-based policies
- B) Promoting Sharia compliance
- C) Reforming Islamic laws
- D) Replacing clerical structures with democratic ones
According to recent LGS (Language, Gender, and Sexuality) scholarship, why are linguistic analyses of postfeminism and neoliberalism considered important?
- A) To show that postfeminism is independent of social structures
- B) To establish that neoliberalism only impacts the economy
- C) To prove that neoliberalism has no connection with feminism
- D) To examine how feminism is appropriated to serve and legitimate neoliberalism
The heterosexual/homosexual binary, according to Sedgwick, is:
- A) Relational and meaningful for all sexualities
- B) Only relevant to a small homosexual minority
- C) A natural distinction between groups
- D) Irrelevant to cultural identity
Which of the following is an example of LGS research addressing neoliberalism, as mentioned in the text?
- A) Inoue (2007) on the linguistic governmentality of neoliberalism
- B) Lazar (2014) on feminist movements in South Asia
- C) Litosseliti et al. (2019) on workplace communication styles
- D) Verloo (2011) on the history of liberal democracy
Which magazine featured Aisha Mohammadzai on its cover in 2010 with the headline “What Happens if We Leave Afghanistan”?
- A) Newsweek
- B) National Geographic
- C) TIME
- D) The Guardian Weekly
In Classical Islamic law, whose decision was prioritized in marriage?
- A) Witness
- B) Dowry giver
- C) Bride
- D) Guardian
In the study of language games, declarative sentences are judged to be true or false by:
- A) Reality
- B) Feelings
- C) Authority
- D) Beliefs
Which term best describes Butler’s view of gender?
- A) A universal category
- B) A biological given
- C) A divine creation
- D) A performative act
Queer theory problematizes sexual identities because they:
- A) Exist beyond cultural influence
- B) Liberate all groups equally
- C) Function as permanent truths
- D) Depend on both inclusion and exclusion
According to queer theory, sexual identities are:
- A) Discovered as natural traits
- B) Fixed and universal
- C) Produced through repeated discursive acts
- D) Inner essences of self