Cesar Chavez Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Fran.

Which method of bringing about change does Cesar Chavez focus on in "Address to theCommonwealth Club of San Francisco"?

• forming unions

• organizing boycotts

• giving speeches

• Staging protests

In his speech "Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco," Cesar Chavez says that children born to migrant workers are more likely than other children to be affected by what problem?

• broken bones

• cancer

• child labor laws

• malnutrition

Which statement from "Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco" best supports Cesar Chavez's claim that farm workers "live under savage conditions"?

• Today, thousands of farm workers live… near tomato fields …

• Vicious rats gnaw on them as they sleep.

• Child labor is still common in many farm areas.

• Kids as young as six years old have voted in … union elections.…

In "Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco," what does Caesar Chavez say is his overriding goal?

• to reform child labor laws

• to discourage prejudice against Mexican Americans

• to discuss the problems and struggles of migrant workers

• to overhaul a system that treats farm workers as second-class citizens

In "Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco," why does Cesar Chavez make the following statement? More of us had to become citizens. We had to register to vote.

• to support the idea that change is easier to make from within a system

• to make and support an argument against illegal immigration

• to persuade more people to complete their educations

• to entertain the audience with details about his past

Which sentence from "Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco" best explains why Cesar Chavez helped found the United Farm Workers?

• Farm workers' average life expectancy is still 49 years—compared to 73 years for the average American.

• I'm not very different from anyone else who has ever tried to accomplish something with my life.

• We experienced some successes in voter registration in politics in battling racial discrimination.…

• But deep in my heart, I knew I could never be happy unless I tried organizing the farm workers.

In "Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, " what does Cesar Chavez give as

evidence to support his claim that the success of the United Farm Workers encouraged change

for all Hispanics?

• More Hispanics started voting.

• More Hispanics won important elections.

• More Hispanics enrolled in college.

• More Hispanics emigrated from Mexico.

Which word best describes Cesar Chavez's attitude as it is revealed in this passage from "Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco"? I didn't really appreciate it at the time, but the coming of our union signaled the start of great changes among Hispanics that are only now beginning to be seen.…

• forgetful

• critical

• hopeful

• nostalgic

Which word is closest in meaning to the word implements?

• workers

• technology

• tools

• produce

Which phrase best defines the word exploit?

• present to an audience

• show appreciation for

• remove obstacles

• take advantage of