On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?
2020

2024

2017

2000
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?
Duke

Columbia

Harvard

Yale
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 ___.
the Byzantines and Rome

the Chinese and Japanese

Greece and Rome

Egypt and Rome
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 the Suez Crisis

after the Cold War

after WWI

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

after Putin

after Brexit

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

Excesses of democracy

Globalization and inequalities

Pandemics
10 How many lessons are in the book?
25

20

21

10
11 The first lesson says "do not obey ___."
under any circumstances

in advance

tyrants

when forced
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.
the Solidarity movement

the US in WWII

Nazi Germany

Ukraine in the 21st century
13 Is anticipatory obedience only something Germans do?
No

To an extent

Unknown

Yes
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?
The Milgram experiement

The Stanford Prison experiment

The Asch conformity experiments

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

equality

democracy

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

laws

the courts

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

5 years

10 years

2 years
18 The third lesson is "beware the ___ state."
one-party

communist

democratic

fascist
19 Where does the threat to our democracy come from?
Americans without

Foreign powers

Americans within

Stateless people
20 Which of the following is true?
Our government is moving away from oligarchy.

We voted for democracy for the last time in 2020.

Our government is imperfect.

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

Less elections

Money out of politics

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

the face of the world

other people

the fight for rights
23 How were prosperous famers portrayed in Soviet Russia?
Horses

Pigs

Insects

Cows
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

No

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

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