3 Mobilization, Networks, and Movement Organization Online Quiz Questions

A neighborhood experiences rising housing costs, but residents have not developed shared claims or ways to coordinate. Does the hardship by itself ensure that a social movement will form?

Which situation best illustrates separate concerns becoming a shared public claim?

A participant joins a campaign mainly to express their beliefs and emotions, rather than to influence a decision or connect with other participants. Which motivation best describes this reason for joining?

A group uses digital messages to reach many people quickly. This communication alone necessarily gives the group the relationships and capacity needed to sustain collective action.

What concept describes participants' shared sense of belonging and of being part of a “we”?

A campaign includes two coordinating groups, informal neighborhood networks, and supporters who share overlapping goals. Which statement best describes the relationship between these groups and the movement?

Which of the following are material resources that a movement could use? Select all correct answers.

A movement is trying to connect communities and share useful knowledge. Which functions can social networks serve in this effort? Select all correct answers.

What theory emphasizes connecting discontent to organization and resources so that collective action can be sustained?

Residents facing repeated rent increases want to organize a campaign. Explain how shared claims, networks, an organization, and resources could work together to support their effort. Include one way participation might affect the movement, and avoid treating the process as guaranteed.

A campaign needs both long-term planning and quick responses to local developments. Which approach best reflects the trade-offs between formal organizations and informal networks?

A movement's sustained claims can press decision-makers for changes to policies or organizational practices, but whether those changes occur depends on wider political and social conditions. Is this statement true or false?

Several tenants face rent increases. After discussing them, they connect the increases to the same housing policy and propose a common demand. What change most directly helps make collective action possible?

Residents perceive a local policy as denying them fair access to housing. What term describes this perceived harm or injustice that may provide a reason for collective action? Enter the term.

A tenant joins a campaign primarily because they hope it will change the city council's housing decision. Which motivation best describes this reason for participating?

A participant says they keep attending a campaign because they feel connected to the other tenants involved. Which motivation category best fits this reason? Enter the motivation category.

Two neighborhood groups rarely interact, but shared community connections help them exchange campaign know-how and coordinate. Which function of social networks does this illustrate?

A tenant campaign receives a donated room for its weekly meetings. Which resource category best fits the meeting space?