Sinead Is Part of a Non-Violent Group of People Concerned

question 15

Multiple Choice

Sinead is part of a non-violent group of people concerned about the lack of public consultation and the secrecy surrounding the trade talks at the FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) meetings in Quebec City in April 2001.Which of the following tactics is Sinead's group most likely to engage in to protest?

• A) throwing Molotov cocktails at the barricades keeping them out of the trade talks
• B) meeting at Starbucks to write letters to government officials
• C) kidnapping high-ranking diplomats to exchange for information about the FTAA
• D) organizing street theatre, music, and mass sit-ins at the FTAA talk site

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