On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?

2000

2017

2020

2024
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?

Duke

Columbia

Harvard

Yale
3 Snyder's background is in ___.

philosophy

European history

United States history

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

end

falter

fail

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

Greece and Rome

the Chinese and Japanese

the Byzantines and Rome

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

after WWII

after the revolution of 1848

after Napoleon

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

after the Cold War

after WWII

after the Suez Crisis

after WWI
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?

25

10

21

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

when forced

in advance

tyrants

under any circumstances
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.

Ukraine in the 21st century

the Solidarity movement

the US in WWII

Nazi Germany
13 Is anticipatory obedience only something Germans do?

No

To an extent

Yes

Unknown
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

freedom

institutions

equality
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?

5 years

2 years

1 year

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

one-party

democratic

communist

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 moving away from oligarchy.

Our government is imperfect.

Our government is perfect.

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

Paper ballots

Money out of politics

Not letting oath breakers run for office

Less elections
22 In the fourth lesson, we are supposed to take responsibility for ___.

the media

the face of the world

the fight for rights

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

Horses

Insects

Pigs

Cows
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?

Only peasants

Neither peasants nor the prosperous

Peasants and the prosperous

Only the prosperous
25 Should we display symbols of loyalty?

Yes, if under force

No

Yes, under all circumstances

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

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