The Tyranny Test

How Do You Relate to Power?

In Xenophon's Hiero, the poet Simonides visits the tyrant Hiero and they discuss whether the tyrant's life is truly enviable. Leo Strauss's On Tyranny turns this dialogue into a profound meditation on the relationship between wisdom and political power.


This quiz explores your own orientation toward power, authority, and rule. Answer honestly — there are no wrong answers, only revelations.


25 questions · About 5 minutes