WSC In Futurity

Question 1

The Antikythera mechanism is best understood today as:

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An early analog computer used to predict celestial events

Question 2

Which of these effects best explains why a vague horoscope might feel personally accurate?

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Barnum effect

Question 3

Which of the following artworks doesn't depict a literal fortune-telling scene?

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Jose Luis Cuevas | Dreams of Rasputin

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of an emergent system as explored in chaos theory?

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A flock of birds moving in coordination

Question 5

If a popular social media influencer predicted fashion trends, and their followers make them come true, this would be:

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The Pygmalion effect

Question 6

If someone believes the future is already determined by biology and genetics, they are most aligned with which view?

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Determinism

Question 7

Which of these would most likely be considered a deterministic rather than mystical approach to predicting the future?

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Aztec agricultural calendar

Question 8

Which of these poems is most explicitly apocalyptic in tone, hinting at societal breakdown and chaos?

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W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming”

Question 9

If you used a chicken to pick letters from a spread of grain to spell out a message from the beyond, you'd be practicing

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Alectryomancy

Question 10

According to chaos theory, which concept best explains how a small action can create large, unpredictable outcomes?

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Sensitivity

Question 11

Which of the following divination techniques would most likely involve interpreting the shape of wax dripped into water?

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Ceromancy

Question 12

Which career listed in the guide would be most grounded in analysis of facial structure to infer personality or fate?

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Physiognomist

Question 13

If Michio Kaku writes about a civilization uploading consciousness into computers, this would most likely reflect:

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Futurism rooted in theoretical physics

Question 14

Which of the following is most closely associated with interpreting dreams as a means of divination?

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Oneiromancy

Question 15

Why might poetry be considered an ideal vehicle for prophecy, as suggested by the study guide?

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Because poetry is often intentionally vague and open to interpretation

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