WSC Quiz: Exploring Futurism and Afrofuturism

Which of the following best explains the goal of early Italian futurism according to Marinetti?

• Promoting emotional depth through religious symbolism

• Supporting nature preservation and traditional farming methods through government efficiency

• Expressing nostalgia for pre-industrial art and sculpture such as those from the Roman Empire

• Glorifying technology, violence, and the energy of modern life

• Avoiding modernity and rejecting all rapid social changes to limit ourselves politically

Why is Balla’s Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash considered a futurist work?

• It captures motion through visual repetition and mechanical rhythm

• It protests urban life by showing restraint through imagery

• It critiques human dependence on animals in crowded cities

• It encourages environmental awareness through soft color tones

• It shows respect for classical form by using natural symmetry

What defines Afrofuturism as distinct from general futurism?

• It centers Black identity in speculative cultural futures

• It avoids technology and uses only ancient symbols

• It depicts a future with no influence from the past

• It focuses on visual abstraction with no clear narrative

• It removes all historical references from its fictional universe

In Afrofuturist works, outer space most often represents:

• A metaphor for liberation and transformed possibility

• A symbol of punishment for technological arrogance

• A zone for spiritual loss and disconnected identity

• A utopia where time and emotion no longer exist

• A wasteland that mirrors urban racial inequalities

Which artist most clearly represents early Afrofuturist performance?

• Sun Ra, who combined jazz, sci-fi, and Egyptian themes

• Tom Lehrer, who used satire to mock Cold War fears

• David Irvine, who paints monsters into old artwork

• Cyrus Kabiru, who creates eyewear from urban trash

• Christian Holland, who writes about wind-based farming

In Black Panther (2018), Wakanda is depicted as:

• A dystopia hiding beneath an idealized jungle setting

• A small agrarian state built on traditional hierarchy

• A reformed monarchy with minimal technology and trade

• A global empire built on military industrial strength

• A futuristic monarchy untouched by colonization

What links Galaxy in Janaki and Nightclubbing stylistically?

• Both blend electronic sound with themes of identity

• Both critique government control through spoken word

• Both avoid melody in favor of ambient background noise

• Both use silence and static to disrupt listener comfort

• Both feature naturalistic soundscapes of rural places

What core idea drives most solarpunk art and literature?

• A future where tech and ecology exist in harmony

• A warning that humans must return to the wilderness

• A prediction that society will collapse into anarchy

• A claim that AI will eventually remove all suffering

• A belief that nuclear energy is the only clean path

What makes solarpunk architecture stand out from others?

• It hides all technology to reflect natural simplicity

• It uses concrete towers to shelter urban wildlife and nature with nuclear power

• It rejects aesthetics to focus only on efficiency through green energy

• It removes human input and relies on full AI imagery and design

• It blends renewable energy with green public design

Which work best illustrates solarpunk values in action?

• Nightclubbing, a track with minimalist funk sounds

• Fallout, where ruined cities tell stories of war

• Atom Bomb Baby, a tune celebrating atomic culture

• Terra Nil, where ecosystems are carefully restored

• Imagine, where digital voices speak of lost peace