On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?
2017

2000

2020

2024
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?
Duke

Harvard

Yale

Columbia
3 Snyder's background is in ___.
United States history

European history

linguistics

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

falter

instruct

fail
5 Past generations of Americans studied the histories of ___.
the Chinese and Japanese

the Byzantines and Rome

Egypt and Rome

Greece and Rome
6 The first major democratic moment in European history was ___.
after Napoleon

after the revolution of 1848

after WWII

after WWI
7 The second major democratic moment in European history was ___.
after the Suez Crisis

after the Cold War

after WWII

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

after Putin

after the Cold War

after Brexit
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?
21

20

10

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

under any circumstances

when forced

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?
No

Yes

Unknown

To an extent
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?
The Asch conformity experiments

The Stanford Prison experiment

The Michelson-Morley experiment

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

equality

democracy

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

laws

labor unions

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

1 year

10 years

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

fascist

one-party

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

Stateless people

Americans without

Foreign powers
20 Which of the following is true?
Our government is imperfect.

We voted for democracy for the last time in 2020.

Our government is perfect.

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

Not letting oath breakers run for office

Money out of politics

Less elections
22 In the fourth lesson, we are supposed to take responsibility for ___.
the face of the world

the fight for rights

other people

the media
23 How were prosperous famers portrayed in Soviet Russia?
Insects

Horses

Pigs

Cows
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?
Peasants and the prosperous

Only the prosperous

Only peasants

Neither peasants nor the prosperous
25 Should we display symbols of loyalty?
Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

Yes, if under force

Yes, under all circumstances

No

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