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Persuasive Movements

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

Which type of movement seeks to relieve personal tension in society?
A)reform
B)revolutionary
C)expressive
D)countermovement
2

In which stage of the Stewart, Smith, and Denton model of the life cycle of persuasive movements does the movement suffer from lack of visibility and the need to raise money?
A)social unrest
B)enthusiastic mobilization
C)maintenance
D)termination
3

Which step of the Bowers, Ochs, and Jensen model involves seeking legitimizers and staging newsworthy events?
A)petition
B)promulgation
C)solidification
D)polarization
4

Which function of slogans encapsulates the problem and its solution?
A)transforming perceptions of reality
B)transforming perceptions of society
C)prescribing courses of action
D)mobilizing for action
5

In which step of the Bowers, Ochs, and Jensen model does the movement develop slogans and gain members?
A)petition
B)promulgation
C)solidification
D)polarization
6

Which step of the Bowers, Ochs, and Jensen model involves evasion and counterpersuasion?
A)avoidance
B)suppression
C)confrontation
D)adjustment
7

In which step of the Bowers, Ochs, and Jensen model does the establishment give in to the demands of the protestors?
A)avoidance
B)suppression
C)confrontation
D)capitulation
8

The three control variables that influence the outcome of a persuasive movement, according to Bowers, Ochs, and Jensen, are
A)power, strength of ideology, and rhetorical sophistication
B)actual membership, nonviolence strategies, and strength of ideology
C)power, potential membership, and rhetorical sophistication
D)actual membership, power, and promulgation