On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?

2017

2000

2020

2024
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?

Yale

Duke

Columbia

Harvard
3 Snyder's background is in ___.

European history

linguistics

philosophy

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

instruct

end

fail

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

Greece and Rome

the Byzantines and Rome

Egypt and Rome

the Chinese and Japanese
6 The first major democratic moment in European history was ___.

after the revolution of 1848

after Napoleon

after WWII

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

after the Suez Crisis

after the Cold War

after WWI

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

after WWII

after Putin

after Brexit

after the Cold War
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

20

25

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

tyrants

under any circumstances

when forced

in advance
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.

the Solidarity movement

the US in WWII

Ukraine in the 21st century

Nazi Germany
13 Is anticipatory obedience only something Germans do?

Yes

Unknown

To an extent

No
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?

The Asch conformity experiments

The Milgram experiement

The Michelson-Morley experiment

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

institutions

freedom

equality

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

laws

prisons

labor unions

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

10 years

5 years

1 year

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

fascist

one-party

democratic

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

Stateless people

Americans without

Foreign powers

Americans within
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?

Less elections

Money out of politics

Not letting oath breakers run for office

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

other people

the media

the fight for rights

the face of the world
23 How were prosperous famers portrayed in Soviet Russia?

Cows

Pigs

Insects

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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