On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?

2017

2020

2024

2000
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?

Harvard

Duke

Columbia

Yale
3 Snyder's background is in ___.

European history

philosophy

linguistics

United States history
4 History does not repeat, but it does ___.

fail

instruct

falter

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

Greece and Rome

the Chinese and Japanese

Egypt and Rome

the Byzantines and Rome
6 The first major democratic moment in European history was ___.

after WWI

after WWII

after the revolution of 1848

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

after the Cold War

after the Suez Crisis

after WWI

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

after Putin

after Brexit

after WWII

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

Pandemics

Terrorism

Globalization and inequalities

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

21

10

20

25
11 The first lesson says "do not obey ___."

in advance

when forced

under any circumstances

tyrants
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.

the US in WWII

Ukraine in the 21st century

the Solidarity movement

Nazi Germany
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 Michelson-Morley experiment

The Milgram experiement
15 The second lesson is "defend ___."

democracy

freedom

equality

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

labor unions

the courts

prisons

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

2 years

1 year

5 years

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

fascist

communist

democratic

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

Americans without

Stateless people

Foreign powers

Americans within
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 perfect.

Our government is imperfect.
21 Which of the following does Snyder NOT advocate for?

Money out of politics

Less elections

Not letting oath breakers run for office

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

the face of the world

other people

the media

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

Pigs

Insects

Cows

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?

No

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

Yes, if under force

Yes, under all circumstances

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