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

Columbia

Yale
3 Snyder's background is in ___.
philosophy

linguistics

United States history

European history
4 History does not repeat, but it does ___.
end

falter

fail

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

Greece 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 WWI

after the Cold War

after WWII

after the Suez Crisis
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?
Terrorism

Pandemics

Excesses of democracy

Globalization and inequalities
10 How many lessons are in the book?
25

20

21

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

when forced

in advance

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?
Unknown

No

Yes

To an extent
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 ___."
freedom

democracy

institutions

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

the courts

prisons

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

5 years

10 years

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

fascist

democratic

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

Stateless people

Americans without

Foreign powers
20 Which of the following is true?
Our government is perfect.

We voted for democracy for the last time in 2020.

Our government is moving away from oligarchy.

Our government is imperfect.
21 Which of the following does Snyder NOT advocate for?
Not letting oath breakers run for office

Less elections

Paper ballots

Money out of politics
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?
Cows

Horses

Pigs

Insects
24 Who suffered in Soviet Russia?
Only peasants

Neither peasants nor the prosperous

Only the prosperous

Peasants and the prosperous
25 Should we display symbols of loyalty?
Yes, under all circumstances

Only if we consider whether it includes or excludes

No

Yes, if under force

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