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20 questions

True or false

1 point

A demonstration is an outcome rather than an immediate output of a social movement. Is this statement true or false?

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A movement helps secure adoption of a new workplace-safety rule. Which evidence would best help assess whether this is lasting policy change?

A
Whether the campaign immediately achieved its stated demand
B
Whether the policy is implemented, who benefits, and whether it persists
C
How many demonstrations took place before the policy was adopted
D
Whether the policy was the movement's only stated goal

Fill in the blank

1 point

Complete the statement: Opinion shifts may help create conditions for policy change, but they do not necessarily produce .

Written response

1 point

A workplace campaign helps make safety feel like a shared responsibility, even before any formal demand is achieved. Which outcome dimension does this illustrate?

Choose one

1 point

Which statement best describes how cultural change can relate to a movement's formal demands?

A
Cultural change can happen only after a movement wins all its formal demands.
B
Cultural change is always easier to measure than a law.
C
Cultural change may occur even if a movement does not achieve its formal demands.
D
Cultural change refers only to changes within movement organizations.

Choose all

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Which of the following are examples of organizational change linked to a social movement? Select all that apply.

A
The movement establishes a durable advocacy group.
B
The movement holds a meeting with no resulting organizational change.
C
An institution changes who can participate in its decision-making.
D
An organization revises its practices in response to the movement.

Fill in the blank

1 point

When assessing whether a movement contributed to a change, considering what might have happened without its actions provides a .

True or false

1 point

A social movement's effects can benefit some groups while harming others. Is this statement true or false?

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

A workplace campaign changes workers' beliefs about whether they should report hazards. Which outcome dimension does this describe?

Choose all

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Which practices help build a careful assessment of a movement's outcomes? Select all that apply.

A
Specify what changed, for whom, where, and over what time period.
B
Treat every demonstration or petition as proof of a lasting outcome.
C
Distinguish immediate activities from consequences such as changed rules or attitudes.
D
Compare results with stated goals while also examining indirect effects.

Choose one

1 point

A movement gains access to an institution's decision-making process. What potential risk should organizers consider?

A
It ensures the movement will achieve all of its demands.
B
It may redirect the movement's priorities.
C
It prevents organizations from changing their practices.
D
It means the movement's outcomes are only cultural.

Open ended

1 point

A campaign asks a city to require accessible entrances. The city adopts a rule, public attitudes begin to shift, and some businesses respond by relocating services. How should an evaluator assess the campaign's outcomes and whether it contributed to them?

True or false

1 point

A movement's outcomes should include only consequences that its organizers intended. Is this statement true or false?

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A movement wins a concession from its direct target, but other institutions respond in ways that may weaken the change. Which conclusion is best supported?

A
The campaign has achieved lasting change because the demand was granted.
B
Only the number of campaign events is needed to assess the outcome.
C
The immediate concession is one outcome, but wider responses and lasting effects still need assessment.
D
The movement has no outcomes unless every affected group benefits.

Choose one

1 point

A campaign submits a petition and holds a demonstration. Later, the agency adopts a new rule addressing the campaign's demand. Which is an outcome rather than an immediate output?

A
A demonstration takes place outside the agency.
B
A new agency rule is adopted after the campaign.
C
Organizers hold a planning meeting.
D
A petition is delivered to officials.

Choose one

1 point

A movement wins adoption of a policy it sought. Which approach best assesses whether this policy change amounts to lasting progress?

A
Count how many campaign events occurred before the vote.
B
Check whether the campaign's organizers publicly praised the decision.
C
Examine whether the policy is implemented, who benefits, and whether it persists.
D
Treat the policy's adoption as proof that the intended change is lasting.

Choose one

1 point

A movement does not achieve its formal demand, but over time more people treat the issue as a shared social responsibility. Which outcome dimension does this most directly illustrate?

A
Cultural transformation
B
Policy change
C
Organizational change
D
Unintended consequences

Choose one

1 point

Which statement best describes the relationship between a movement's effect on public opinion and government action?

A
Public opinion change is the same as policy implementation.
B
A shift in public opinion guarantees that the government will act.
C
Public opinion matters only when a movement wins its formal demand.
D
Public opinion may shift without that shift translating into government action.

Written response

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A workplace-safety campaign leads to the creation of a durable worker committee. Name the outcome dimension most directly illustrated.

Written response

1 point

A campaign's opponents organize in response to its actions, producing counter-mobilization the organizers did not seek. What broad category of outcome does this illustrate?

7 Social Movement Outcomes Online Quiz Questions

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