On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?

2017

2024

2000

2020
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?

Harvard

Yale

Columbia

Duke
3 Snyder's background is in ___.

linguistics

European history

philosophy

United States history
4 History does not repeat, but it does ___.

fail

end

instruct

falter
5 Past generations of Americans studied the histories of ___.

Greece and Rome

the Byzantines and Rome

Egypt and Rome

the Chinese and Japanese
6 The first major democratic moment in European history was ___.

after WWII

after WWI

after the revolution of 1848

after Napoleon
7 The second major democratic moment in European history was ___.

after WWII

after the Suez Crisis

after the Cold War

after WWI
8 The third major democratic moment in European history was ___.

after the Cold War

after WWII

after Putin

after Brexit
9 Why do fascism and communism arise? In response to what?

Pandemics

Globalization and inequalities

Excesses of democracy

Terrorism
10 How many lessons are in the book?

25

21

10

20
11 The first lesson says "do not obey ___."

tyrants

in advance

when forced

under any circumstances
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.

the US in WWII

Nazi Germany

Ukraine in the 21st century

the Solidarity movement
13 Is anticipatory obedience only something Germans do?

To an extent

Unknown

No

Yes
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?

The Asch conformity experiments

The Milgram experiement

The Michelson-Morley experiment

The Stanford Prison experiment
15 The second lesson is "defend ___."

institutions

democracy

equality

freedom
16 All the following are Snyder's examples of institutions except ___.

the courts

laws

labor unions

prisons
17 How long did it take for Germany to become a one-party state?

2 years

5 years

1 year

10 years
18 The third lesson is "beware the ___ state."

democratic

fascist

one-party

communist
19 Where does the threat to our democracy come from?

Stateless people

Foreign powers

Americans without

Americans within
20 Which of the following is true?

Our government is imperfect.

We voted for democracy for the last time in 2020.

Our government is moving away from oligarchy.

Our government is perfect.
21 Which of the following does Snyder NOT advocate for?

Not letting oath breakers run for office

Less elections

Money out of politics

Paper ballots
22 In the fourth lesson, we are supposed to take responsibility for ___.

the media

other people

the fight for rights

the face of the world
23 How were prosperous famers portrayed in Soviet Russia?

Horses

Pigs

Cows

Insects
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?

Only peasants

Only the prosperous

Peasants and the prosperous

Neither peasants nor the prosperous
25 Should we display symbols of loyalty?

No

Yes, under all circumstances

Yes, if under force

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

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