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20 questions

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Deliberate, public refusal to comply with a law, rule, or order regarded as unjust is called .

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Which description best defines a repertoire of contention?

A
A fixed list of actions that movements must follow without changing
B
A familiar, historically shaped set of actions groups can use to make claims
C
A formal schedule for negotiating with government officials
D
A list of penalties imposed on people who protest

True or false

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Civil disobedience is another name for every kind of protest.

A
True
B
False

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Civil disobedience is described as one form of which broader category of action?

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Workers are seeking a change from the organization that hires them. What target category named in the material could grant their demand?

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A group uses online networks to circulate a call to action and coordinate campaign activity. Which tactic does this primarily illustrate?

A
Withdrawing workers' labor to disrupt production
B
Gathering publicly to make claims visible
C
Using online practices to circulate calls to action and coordinate campaigns
D
Refusing publicly to comply with a rule regarded as unjust

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A movement is comparing possible tactics. Which considerations should its organizers weigh? Select all that apply.

A
The movement's goals and available resources
B
Whether the tactic is always the most disruptive option
C
Its capacity to sustain participation and the risks participants may face
D
Which audiences need persuading or pressuring, and who can grant the demand

True or false

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Online participation automatically produces offline action.

A
True
B
False

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Contention is : opponents respond to movement actions, and their responses shape what activists do next.

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Workers coordinate a stoppage of their labor to disrupt a service and press their employer for a change. Which tactic are they using?

A
A demonstration
B
A strike
C
Digital activism
D
Civil disobedience

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Which statements accurately describe how movements can combine or sequence tactics? Select all that apply.

A
A campaign may use online networks to publicize a planned demonstration.
B
A movement must use only one tactic throughout a campaign.
C
A campaign might combine a demonstration with a strike or civil-disobedience action.
D
Movements may sequence or combine actions as conditions change.

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A movement makes a claim and its target reacts. Which description best captures the range of possible target responses?

A
Targets can only concede or ignore demands.
B
Targets generally have no effect on activists' next choices.
C
Targets may concede, negotiate, ignore demands, restrict activity, or use repression.
D
Targets always respond by adopting the movement's tactics.

Open ended

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A movement wants an institution to change a policy. Organizers are considering a public demonstration and coordinated action that could disrupt the institution's operations. Explain how they should compare these tactics and decide whether to combine or revise them as the campaign unfolds.

True or false

1 point

True or false: Online participation automatically produces offline action.

A
True
B
False

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Which statement best explains what can shape whether a tactic is practical or considered legitimate for a movement?

A
They depend only on how disruptive the tactic is.
B
They depend on the movement’s resources, its opponents, institutions, and political context.
C
They are determined only by whether the tactic takes place online.
D
They depend only on whether decision-makers have already agreed to the movement’s demands.

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A group wants to make its demand visible and show how much public support it has. Which assessment of a demonstration is most accurate?

A
Demonstrations usually impose direct economic costs on employers.
B
Demonstrations guarantee that decision-makers will negotiate.
C
Demonstrations can display support publicly, but may have limited leverage if decision-makers ignore them.
D
Demonstrations work only when they take place online.

Written response

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When participation is broad or affects a crucial sector, what kind of leverage can a strike create by disrupting production or services? Enter either category.

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A campaign’s posts attract a large online audience. Which conclusion about the campaign’s impact is best supported?

A
Online reach or engagement alone does not guarantee durable organization or policy change.
B
Online communication always replaces the need for offline action.
C
Sharing information online inevitably produces policy change.
D
Digital activism is useful only when it directly disrupts a service.

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In movement strategy, what term names the government, employer, corporation, school, or other entity that activists seek to persuade or pressure to grant a demand?

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A movement uses online platforms to document events and mobilize supporters. Which additional consequence should organizers consider?

A
Online tools prevent authorities or opponents from monitoring activists.
B
Digital communication can aid mobilization while increasing activists’ exposure to surveillance.
C
Surveillance is a risk only when a movement avoids digital tools.
D
Digital tools make offline mobilization impossible.

5 Movement Strategies and Repertoires Online Quiz Questions

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