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6 Movement Dynamics and State Response Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions

True or false

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True or false: A decline in visible protest, by itself, proves that a movement has failed.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

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A movement begins with local demonstrations, then changes its goals and tactics as political opportunities and public support shift. Which concept best describes these changes over time?

A
A fixed sequence in which every movement passes through the same stages
B
The ways a movement's activity, organization, aims, and influence change over time
C
The period after a movement has achieved all of its goals
D
The process by which authorities select a protest-policing approach

Fill in the blank

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A period when contention expands across groups, places, or issues and protest becomes more frequent or varied is called a .

Written response

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What is the term for an alliance in which organizations or constituencies coordinate around shared aims while retaining some independence?

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Which effects may repression have on a movement or its supporters? Select all that apply.

A
It can raise participation costs and deter mobilization.
B
It invariably ends the movement.
C
It can generate anger or solidarity among participants.
D
It always strengthens a movement, regardless of context.
E
It can prompt public sympathy or renewed protest.

Choose one

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A movement needs to coordinate negotiations but worries that a small leadership group will marginalize participants. Which approach best addresses both concerns?

A
Give a single prominent leader unchecked authority to prevent disagreement.
B
Avoid decision-making practices so every participant can act independently.
C
Coordinate action while keeping leaders accountable and preserving participation.
D
Replace local organizers with negotiators who make decisions privately.

Fill in the blank

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When some movement members favor negotiation and others favor continued protest, their disagreement may reflect different assessments of what is , not simply a lack of unity.

True or false

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True or false: Because protest-policing approaches are analytical categories, authorities cannot combine negotiation with surveillance or restrictions at the same event.

A
True
B
False

Written response

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What term describes the possibility that repression generates anger, solidarity, public sympathy, or renewed protest?

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Several organizations consider forming a broad alliance. Which trade-off should they anticipate?

A
A broad coalition always coordinates more easily and reaches fewer people.
B
A broad coalition can increase reach while making a unified strategy harder to maintain.
C
A narrow coalition necessarily includes more constituencies and resources.
D
Coalition partners must give up all organizational independence to cooperate.

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When examining how political opportunities affect a movement, which distinct outcomes might researchers track? Select all that apply.

A
A change in the frequency or form of protest
B
The certainty that every movement will achieve its full program
C
A change in access to decision-makers
D
The assumption that policy change and protest activity always move together
E
A change in policy

Open ended

1 point

A workplace-safety campaign wants to unite a union, a community organization, and a group of health experts. Explain one way this coalition could increase the campaign's reach, one challenge its partners might face, and one practice that could help them cooperate.

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A faction wants to negotiate while another wants to continue protesting. If the groups retain channels for cooperation, what constructive effect might their disagreement have?

A
They necessarily dissolve the movement's alliances.
B
They prove that participants do not share any goals.
C
They may generate strategic alternatives and broaden appeal if cooperation remains possible.
D
They ensure that authorities grant the movement's demands.

Choose one

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Several groups begin protesting related issues in different places, and protest later declines before some groups mobilize again. Which interpretation best fits this pattern?

A
A fixed sequence in which every movement moves from protest to reform and then ends
B
A period when contention expands across groups, places, or issues, though it may later recede or recur
C
A period when one organization permanently replaces all other movement groups
D
A pattern in which protest spreads only after authorities formally approve it

True or false

1 point

Repression necessarily reduces mobilization and cannot provoke a backlash.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

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Workers at several sites begin organizing after recognizing that their safety concerns are shared and could be changed. Which factor best explains how their grievance can develop into collective action?

A
The grievance becomes collective action only after officials recognize it
B
A grievance becomes a movement once a single leader takes formal authority
C
People connect the grievance to a shared, changeable problem and find networks and opportunities for action
D
A grievance becomes collective action only when every participant agrees on a final policy

Written response

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What term describes organized efforts to oppose a social movement’s goals or defend existing arrangements?

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According to the material, what is one risk of concentrating authority in a movement’s leadership?

A
It guarantees that all participants have equal influence over decisions.
B
It can marginalize participants and leave the movement vulnerable if key leaders are removed.
C
It prevents disagreements about goals, ideology, and tactics from occurring.
D
It ensures that a movement will retain public support during repression.

Written response

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What term describes efforts by state or other powerful actors to prevent, constrain, or control collective action?

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At a protest, authorities communicate with organizers while also monitoring participants and limiting access to some areas. Which interpretation best fits the approaches to protest policing?

A
Authorities must select one policing approach and cannot combine it with another
B
Negotiation rules out surveillance because the approaches are mutually exclusive
C
Surveillance is not a form of state response to protest
D
Authorities can negotiate with protesters while also using surveillance or restrictions

6 Movement Dynamics and State Response Online Quiz Questions

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