Geography 322 - Geography of Latin America » Spring 2019 » Quiz 10 Latin American Social Movements: Places, Scales and Networks of Action

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Question #1
The Zapatistas
A.   is connected with NGOs in Russia
B.   is one of Latin America's motherist groups
C.   fight for the preservation of the Amazon
D.   are connected with Mexican indigenous people and poor migrants in California.
E.   fight for the landless in in Brazil
Question #2
The Movement of Rural Landless workers in Brazil (the MST) marched for land rights in Brasilia, highlighting the importance of being seen and heard in public space.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
The women's movement in Chile:
A.   Collaborated with the Madres for expanded visibility online
B.   Got funding from NGOs in Sweden
C.   Supports neoliberal policies
D.   Took over government offices in the capital demanding greater inclusion of females in politics
Question #4
The Zapatistas' transnational activist network
A.   built a movement called Zapatism and inspired people in the global north to take action.
B.   Has been ignored by the Mexican government.
C.   Spread largely via immigration to the US.
D.   Includes people in over 150 countries.
Question #5
An example of a social movement involving cultural politics AND active politics of place is the______.
A.   Moviemiento de Trabajadores Sin Terra (MST) 
B.   Afro – Colombian movement
C.   Madres de Plaza del Mayo
D.   Afro – Peruvian movement
Question #6
The piquetero movement in Argentina cannot be considered part of the transnational antiglobalization movement. 
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
_____refers to how social movements come and stay together, organize activities for visibility, connect, and build coalitions.
A.   Revolting
B.   Networking
C.   Mobilization
D.   Uprising
Question #8
Social movements that discuss alternative conception of democracy, justice, nature and citizenship seek to redefine__________.
A.   Intellectual power
B.   Social power
C.   The power of families
D.   Economic power
Question #9
Recent Bolivian social movements have been focused on___________.
A.   New conceptions of the individual
B.   New forms of litigation/conflict resolution
C.   Economic inclusion and resource access, less foreign exploitation
D.   Lost family members
Question #10
What is at the heart of nearly all Latin American social movements?,,
A.   a separatism agenda
B.   an attempt at building a communist state
C.   Economic marginalization
D.   An experience of exclusion
E.   A challenge to neoliberalism

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