On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?

2024

2000

2017

2020
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?

Duke

Harvard

Yale

Columbia
3 Snyder's background is in ___.

philosophy

European history

linguistics

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

falter

instruct

fail

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

the Chinese and Japanese

the Byzantines and Rome

Greece and Rome

Egypt and Rome
6 The first major democratic moment in European history was ___.

after WWI

after Napoleon

after the revolution of 1848

after WWII
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 Brexit

after Putin

after the Cold War

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

Pandemics

Terrorism

Excesses of democracy

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

10

21

25

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

in advance

when forced

under any circumstances

tyrants
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.

the US in WWII

Ukraine in the 21st century

the Solidarity movement

Nazi Germany
13 Is anticipatory obedience only something Germans do?

Yes

To an extent

Unknown

No
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?

The Milgram experiement

The Michelson-Morley experiment

The Asch conformity experiments

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

democracy

freedom

institutions

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

laws

the courts

labor unions

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

5 years

10 years

2 years

1 year
18 The third lesson is "beware the ___ state."

one-party

democratic

communist

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

Stateless people

Americans without

Foreign powers

Americans within
20 Which of the following is true?

We voted for democracy for the last time in 2020.

Our government is imperfect.

Our government is perfect.

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

Not letting oath breakers run for office

Money out of politics

Paper ballots

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

the media

the fight for rights

other people

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

Horses

Insects

Cows

Pigs
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?

Neither peasants nor the prosperous

Peasants and the prosperous

Only the prosperous

Only peasants
25 Should we display symbols of loyalty?

Yes, if under force

Yes, under all circumstances

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

No

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