On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?

2020

2024

2000

2017
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?

Harvard

Columbia

Duke

Yale
3 Snyder's background is in ___.

linguistics

philosophy

European history

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

falter

fail

instruct

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

Egypt and Rome

Greece and Rome

the Byzantines and Rome

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

after WWI

after WWII

after Napoleon

after the revolution of 1848
7 The second major democratic moment in European history was ___.

after WWII

after the Cold War

after the Suez Crisis

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

after Brexit

after WWII

after Putin

after the Cold War
9 Why do fascism and communism arise? In response to what?

Excesses of democracy

Pandemics

Terrorism

Globalization and inequalities
10 How many lessons are in the book?

20

10

21

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

when forced

under any circumstances

in advance

tyrants
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.

Nazi Germany

Ukraine in the 21st century

the US in WWII

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

Yes

To an extent

Unknown

No
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?

The Stanford Prison experiment

The Asch conformity experiments

The Milgram experiement

The Michelson-Morley experiment
15 The second lesson is "defend ___."

democracy

freedom

equality

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

laws

the courts

prisons

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

10 years

5 years

1 year

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?

Foreign powers

Americans within

Americans without

Stateless people
20 Which of the following is true?

We voted for democracy for the last time in 2020.

Our government is imperfect.

Our government is moving away from oligarchy.

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

Money out of politics

Less elections

Not letting oath breakers run for office

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

other people

the media

the fight for rights

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

Cows

Horses

Insects

Pigs
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?

Neither peasants nor the prosperous

Only the prosperous

Only peasants

Peasants and the prosperous
25 Should we display symbols of loyalty?

Yes, if under force

No

Yes, under all circumstances

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

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