What is the main characteristic of a utopia?

A perfect society with peace, equality, and happiness

What does retrofuturism depict?

The future as people in the past imagined it, often with vintage aesthetics

What does rewilding imagine?

The restoration of natural ecosystems by undoing human damage

What is solarpunk primarily concerned with?

A future where humans live sustainably with nature and renewable energy

What is sovereignty in the context of First Nations people?

The spiritual and ancestral ties that First Peoples have to the land

What is Afrofuturism?

A blend of African culture with futuristic technology and Black identity

What is world-building?

Constructing detailed fictional worlds with environments and histories

A world where small improvements lead to gradual progress

A grim future controlled by authoritarian people and environmental collapse

What best describes cyberpunk?

A dark future where mega-corporations control everything and tech runs wild

What do speculative futures explore?

“What if” scenarios and alternate realities

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What is the main characteristic of a utopia?
A society that has completely abandoned technology
A perfect society with peace, equality, and happiness
A world ruled by mega-corporations
A world with no government or structure
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What does retrofuturism depict?
A world where all technology is built from recycled materials
The future as people in the past imagined it, often with vintage aesthetics
The merging of Indigenous traditions with cyberpunk themes
A society that rejects all futuristic technology
3
What does rewilding imagine?
A society where humans and machines merge into one
The restoration of natural ecosystems by undoing human damage
A future where people abandon cities to live in space
A world where technology has completely replaced nature
4
What is solarpunk primarily concerned with?
A dystopian city covered in pollution and crime
A high-tech world dominated by corporations
A future where humans live sustainably with nature and renewable energy
A vision of the future imagined in the 1950s
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What is sovereignty in the context of First Nations people?
The right of a government to control a nation
The spiritual and ancestral ties that First Peoples have to the land
A new form of government created for the future
A fictional political system used in dystopian literature
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What is Afrofuturism?
A blend of African culture with futuristic technology and Black identity
A society that only uses technology from the past
A future where African traditions are completely abandoned
A dystopian world controlled by robotic overlords
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What is world-building?
Constructing detailed fictional worlds with environments and histories
Predicting real-world future events
Writing short stories with minimal detail
Creating new planets for scientific study
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What is a protopia?
A society where people live underground
A future with no technology or advancement
A world where small improvements lead to gradual progress
A completely perfect society with no flaws
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What is a dystopia?
A peaceful and environmentally friendly society
A futuristic world focused on space exploration
A grim future controlled by authoritarian people and environmental collapse
A civilization that blends ancient traditions with technology
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What best describes cyberpunk?
A futuristic society with sustainable energy and harmony with nature
A completely peaceful and technology-free society
A vision of the future imagined by people in the 1800s
A dark future where mega-corporations control everything and tech runs wild
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What do speculative futures explore?
Technological advancements in the past
“What if” scenarios and alternate realities
Only dystopian and utopian societies
The history of ancient civilizations

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