02Q-Q50-95

What is a challenge of immortality highlighted in Captain America's story?

• Losing loved ones and finding meaning in a changed world

• Becoming a villain

• Forgetting the past

• Being unable to speak

Which element is NOT a focus of the WSC 2025 theme?

• Moving beyond nostalgia

• Embracing new futures

• Fear of technology

• Exploring human values

What year does the passage imagine waking up in?

• 2025

• 2050

• 2120

• 2200

What is the significance of beds and chairs in the time travel thought experiment?

• They symbolize comfort

• They highlight how daily life may change

• They are sources of danger

• They represent technological advances

What role does the passage assign to ordinary objects like beds and food?

• Markers of change or continuity in future life

• Magical artifacts

• Symbols of power

• Sources of conflict

What is the main lesson from Rip Van Winkle's story?

• The past may change beyond recognition after time passes

• Magic is real

• Sleep cures all problems

• War is unavoidable

What element of the Rip Van Winkle story is considered humorous?

• His new beard

• His inability to recognize his own daughter

• The talking animals

• His adventures in the forest

What does the passage suggest about technology in 2120?

• It could be unrecognizable or familiar

• It will be non-existent

• It will be dangerous

• It will look exactly like today’s tech

Which of these is a literary technique used in “Rip Van Winkle”?

• Allegory for societal change

• Flashbacks

• Stream of consciousness

• Epistolary form

How does the passage describe the impact of time sleeping on health for Rip Van Winkle, Steve Rogers, and Aang?

• Remarkably little impact

• Severe deterioration

• Instant aging

• Magical healing