On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?

2024

2020

2017

2000
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?

Columbia

Yale

Harvard

Duke
3 Snyder's background is in ___.

United States history

European history

linguistics

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

instruct

end

fail

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

Greece and Rome

the Byzantines and Rome

the Chinese and Japanese

Egypt 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 WWII

after WWI

after the Cold War

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

after the Cold War

after WWII

after Brexit

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

Terrorism

Globalization and inequalities

Pandemics

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

21

10

25

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

in advance

under any circumstances

when forced

tyrants
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.

Ukraine in the 21st century

Nazi Germany

the US in WWII

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

To an extent

Yes

No

Unknown
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

democracy

freedom

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

the courts

laws

prisons

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

10 years

1 year

5 years

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

communist

democratic

one-party

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

Americans without

Americans within

Foreign powers

Stateless people
20 Which of the following is true?

Our government is imperfect.

Our government is moving away from oligarchy.

Our government is perfect.

We voted for democracy for the last time in 2020.
21 Which of the following does Snyder NOT advocate for?

Not letting oath breakers run for office

Money out of politics

Less elections

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

other people

the fight for rights

the media

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

Pigs

Cows

Horses

Insects
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?

Only peasants

Peasants and the prosperous

Neither peasants nor the prosperous

Only the prosperous
25 Should we display symbols of loyalty?

Yes, under all circumstances

Yes, if under force

No

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

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