On Tyranny Quizzes

On Tyranny Quiz 1

1 When was the book first published?
2017

2024

2000

2020
2 Where is Sndyer a professor?
Duke

Yale

Columbia

Harvard
3 Snyder's background is in ___.
European history

linguistics

United States history

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

instruct

fail

falter
5 Past generations of Americans studied the histories of ___.
the Byzantines and Rome

the Chinese and Japanese

Greece and Rome

Egypt and Rome
6 The first major democratic moment in European history was ___.
after the revolution of 1848

after WWI

after Napoleon

after WWII
7 The second major democratic moment in European history was ___.
after the Suez Crisis

after the Cold War

after WWII

after WWI
8 The third major democratic moment in European history was ___.
after the Cold War

after Putin

after Brexit

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

Pandemics

Globalization and inequalities

Excesses of democracy
10 How many lessons are in the book?
20

25

10

21
11 The first lesson says "do not obey ___."
under any circumstances

tyrants

when forced

in advance
12 An example of anticipatory obedience is ___.
Nazi Germany

the US in WWII

the Solidarity movement

Ukraine in the 21st century
13 Is anticipatory obedience only something Germans do?
To an extent

Unknown

Yes

No
14 What experiment does Snyder reference?
The Michelson-Morley experiment

The Milgram experiement

The Stanford Prison experiment

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

freedom

institutions

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

prisons

the courts

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

1 year

10 years

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

one-party

fascist

democratic
19 Where does the threat to our democracy come from?
Foreign powers

Stateless people

Americans without

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?
Paper ballots

Money out of politics

Less elections

Not letting oath breakers run for office
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?
Insects

Cows

Horses

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

Only the prosperous

Only peasants

Neither peasants nor the prosperous
25 Should we display symbols of loyalty?
Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

Yes, if under force

Yes, under all circumstances

No

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