On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?

2017

2000

2024

2020
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?

Duke

Yale

Harvard

Columbia
3 Snyder's background is in ___.

European history

linguistics

philosophy

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 Napoleon

after WWII

after WWI

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

after WWI

after the Cold War

after the Suez Crisis

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

after Brexit

after WWII

after the Cold War

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

Excesses of democracy

Globalization and inequalities

Terrorism

Pandemics
10 How many lessons are in the book?

21

25

20

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

under any circumstances

when forced

tyrants

in advance
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.

the US in WWII

Ukraine in the 21st century

Nazi Germany

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

No

Unknown

Yes

To an extent
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?

The Milgram experiement

The Stanford Prison experiment

The Michelson-Morley experiment

The Asch conformity experiments
15 The second lesson is "defend ___."

equality

freedom

institutions

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

laws

labor unions

prisons

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

1 year

2 years

10 years

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

fascist

one-party

democratic

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

Americans within

Americans without

Stateless people

Foreign powers
20 Which of the following is true?

Our government is perfect.

Our government is moving away from oligarchy.

Our government is imperfect.

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

Less elections

Paper ballots

Not letting oath breakers run for office

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

the media

other people

the face of the world

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

Pigs

Insects

Cows

Horses
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?

Only the prosperous

Only peasants

Neither peasants nor the prosperous

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

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

No

Yes, if under force

Yes, under all circumstances

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