On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?
2000

2017

2020

2024
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?
Harvard

Duke

Yale

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

linguistics

European history

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

falter

end

fail
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 WWII

after Napoleon

after the revolution of 1848

after WWI
7 The second major democratic moment in European history was ___.
after WWI

after the Suez Crisis

after the Cold War

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

after Brexit

after the Cold War

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

Terrorism

Pandemics

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

21

10

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

under any circumstances

tyrants

when forced
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.
the US in WWII

the Solidarity movement

Nazi Germany

Ukraine in the 21st century
13 Is anticipatory obedience only something Germans do?
Yes

To an extent

Unknown

No
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?
The Stanford Prison experiment

The Asch conformity experiments

The Milgram experiement

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

institutions

equality

freedom
16 All the following are Snyder's examples of institutions except ___.
labor unions

the courts

laws

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

2 years

10 years

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

fascist

communist

one-party
19 Where does the threat to our democracy come from?
Foreign powers

Americans without

Americans within

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

Our government is moving away from oligarchy.

Our government is imperfect.

Our government is perfect.
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 ___.
the face of the world

the media

the fight for rights

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

Pigs

Cows

Insects
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?
Peasants and the prosperous

Only the prosperous

Neither peasants nor the prosperous

Only peasants
25 Should we display symbols of loyalty?
Yes, under all circumstances

Yes, if under force

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

No

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