Art & Music
Which modern fear replaces divine judgment in apocalypse art?
a. Fate
b. Sin
c. War
d. Nature
e. Love
d. Nature
The Doomsday Clock is best described as …
a. A prediction
b. A warning metaphor
c. A scientific instrument
d. A political threat
e. A historical record
b. A warning metaphor
Which of the following is listed as an alternative to a standard progress bar?
a. Timeline
b. Splash screen
c. Instruction manual
d. Error message
e. Status report
a. Timeline
What was the second prototype of a nuclear vehicle Ford built in 1962 called?
a. Arbel Symétric
b. the Nucleon
c. Phoenix
d. AGI
e. Seattle-ite XXI
e. Seattle-ite XXI
GDP primarily measures …
a. Happiness
b. Economic output
c. Income equality
d. Education quality
e. Environmental health
b. Economic output
Renaissance apocalypse art is to divine justice as modern apocalypse art is to …
a. Chaos
b. Human error
c. Nature
d. Fate
e. Hope
a. Chaos
The Zeigarnik Effect suggests that people remember unfinished tasks better because they …
a. Are more important
b. Create mental tension
c. Take longer to complete
d. Are emotionally meaningful
e. Are repeated more often
b. Create mental tension
Which of the following best fits the idea of an indeterminate progress indicator?
a. A loading bar marked 0–100%
b. A numerical countdown
c. A spinning animation
d. A checklist that fills in steps
e. A timer showing elapsed time
c. A spinning animation
A moral hazard occurs when …
a. People benefit from harm
b. Risk is unavoidable
c. Systems are unstable
d. Rules are unclear
e. Costs are shared
e. Costs are shared
Which of these would a critic of placebo buttons worry most about?
a. Trust
b. Efficiency
c. Cost
d. Visual design
e. User boredom
a. Trust
Apocalypse narratives shift from God to humans because …
a. Religion declines
b. Science advances
c. Responsibility changes
d. Art evolves
e. Fear increases
c. Responsibility changes
Which of these is the primary reason Benjamin Franklin used to-do lists?
a. Increase efficiency
b. Record achievements
c. Improve moral character
d. Track expenses
e. Manage employees
c. Improve moral character
Which design choice would most concern someone worried about ethical manipulation in technology?
a. Hidden algorithms
b. Faster processors
c. Higher screen resolution
d. Wireless connectivity
e. Offline functionality
a. Hidden algorithms
A poetic list is to imagination as a practical list is to …
a. Chaos
b. Control
c. Memory
d. Curiosity
e. Emotion
c. Memory
Which indicator attempts to combine economic, health, and education data?
a. GDP
b. Gini Coefficient
c. Labor Productivity
d. Human Development Index
e. Big Mac Index
d. Human Development Index
Which artwork reflects fear rooted in industrial warfare?
a. Botticelli’s Mystical Nativity
b. Dix’s WWI prints
c. Cole’s Destruction
d. Bruegel’s Triumph of Death
e. Dürer’s woodcuts
b. Dix’s WWI prints
Which activity raises ethical concern in the topic The End is Nearish?
a. Climate activism
b. Profiting from climate change
c. Disaster preparation
d. Scientific research
e. Renewable energy
b. Profiting from climate change
Someone who believes technology often creates the illusion of progress would most likely agree with which statement?
a. Faster systems always improve user satisfaction
b. Visual feedback can matter more than actual improvement
c. Accuracy should always be prioritized over experience
d. Automation removes human bias
e. Measurement eliminates uncertainty
b. Visual feedback can matter more than actual improvement
What did the women do after eating the meal pills in the Year 2000” dinner event in 1944?
a. Left the event immediately
b. Complained about the food
c. Ate a full traditional meal
d. Sat down to coffee and sandwiches
e. Took more pills
d. Sat down to coffee and sandwiches
Measuring societal progress is difficult mainly because …
a. Data is scarce
b. Technology changes
c. Indicators are flawed
d. Time is limited
e. People disagree on goals
e. People disagree on goals
Which of these does Bruegel’s Triumph of Death differ from Botticelli’s work mainly in tone?
a. Hope vs despair
b. Order vs chaos
c. Celebration vs fear
d. Humor vs seriousness
e. Realism vs fantasy
d. Humor vs seriousness
Umberto Eco would most likely describe a museum collection as …
a. Poetic list
b. Fully finite
c. Closed system
d. Practical inventory
e. Moral framework
d. Practical inventory
Which belief best aligns with the Second Law of Thermodynamics as used in the curriculum?
a. Order naturally increases
b. Systems stabilize themselves
c. Technology ensures progress
d. Improvement requires effort
e. Decline is inevitable
d. Improvement requires effort
Which belief most supports unlimited leadership terms?
a. Humans seek power
b. Continuity ensures stability
c. Elections are flawed
d. Change is dangerous
e. Authority is moral
b. Continuity ensures stability
Someone defending placebo buttons would most likely argue that …
a. Honesty always matters more
b. Users prefer illusion to truth
c. Deception is harmless
d. Waiting builds patience
e. Perceived control reduces frustration
e. Perceived control reduces frustration