On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?
2017

2024

2000

2020
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?
Harvard

Duke

Columbia

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

philosophy

linguistics

European history
4 History does not repeat, but it does ___.
fail

end

falter

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

Egypt and Rome

the Byzantines and Rome

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

after WWI

after the revolution of 1848

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

after WWII

after the Cold War

after WWI
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?
Globalization and inequalities

Pandemics

Terrorism

Excesses of democracy
10 How many lessons are in the book?
25

21

20

10
11 The first lesson says "do not obey ___."
tyrants

in advance

when forced

under any circumstances
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.
Ukraine in the 21st century

Nazi Germany

the Solidarity movement

the US in WWII
13 Is anticipatory obedience only something Germans do?
To an extent

No

Yes

Unknown
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?
The Michelson-Morley experiment

The Asch conformity experiments

The Milgram experiement

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

equality

freedom

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

labor unions

prisons

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

10 years

5 years

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

fascist

democratic

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

Foreign powers

Americans without

Stateless people
20 Which of the following is true?
We voted for democracy for the last time in 2020.

Our government is perfect.

Our government is imperfect.

Our government is moving away from oligarchy.
21 Which of the following does Snyder NOT advocate for?
Not letting oath breakers run for office

Paper ballots

Less elections

Money out of politics
22 In the fourth lesson, we are supposed to take responsibility for ___.
the fight for rights

the face of the world

the media

other people
23 How were prosperous famers portrayed in Soviet Russia?
Cows

Insects

Pigs

Horses
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?
Neither peasants nor the prosperous

Only peasants

Only the prosperous

Peasants and 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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