On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?
2020

2017

2024

2000
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?
Columbia

Yale

Duke

Harvard
3 Snyder's background is in ___.
linguistics

United States history

European history

philosophy
4 History does not repeat, but it does ___.
fail

end

falter

instruct
5 Past generations of Americans studied the histories of ___.
Egypt and Rome

the Chinese and Japanese

Greece and Rome

the Byzantines and Rome
6 The first major democratic moment in European history was ___.
after WWII

after the revolution of 1848

after WWI

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

after the Cold War

after WWII

after the Suez Crisis
8 The third major democratic moment in European history was ___.
after WWII

after the Cold War

after Brexit

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

Pandemics

Globalization and inequalities

Excesses of democracy
10 How many lessons are in the book?
10

21

20

25
11 The first lesson says "do not obey ___."
when forced

under any circumstances

tyrants

in advance
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.
the Solidarity movement

the US in WWII

Ukraine in the 21st century

Nazi Germany
13 Is anticipatory obedience only something Germans do?
Unknown

To an extent

No

Yes
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?
The Michelson-Morley experiment

The Stanford Prison experiment

The Asch conformity experiments

The Milgram experiement
15 The second lesson is "defend ___."
institutions

freedom

democracy

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

labor unions

laws

the courts
17 How long did it take for Germany to become a one-party state?
1 year

10 years

5 years

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

fascist

communist

one-party
19 Where does the threat to our democracy come from?
Americans within

Stateless people

Foreign powers

Americans without
20 Which of the following is true?
Our government is perfect.

We voted for democracy for the last time in 2020.

Our government is imperfect.

Our government is moving away from oligarchy.
21 Which of the following does Snyder NOT advocate for?
Less elections

Paper ballots

Money out of politics

Not letting oath breakers run for office
22 In the fourth lesson, we are supposed to take responsibility for ___.
the fight for rights

the media

other people

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

Horses

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?
Yes, under all circumstances

No

Yes, if under force

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

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