Commonwealth Club Address P1-P15

What year did Chavez give teh Commonwealth Club Address?

• 1983

• 1984

• 1985

• 1986

What was the name of the Mexican workers that would come to California?

• Braceros

• Braces

• Brakes

• Boones

In 1984, babies born to migrant workers suffer ____% higher infant mortality rates than the rest of the population.

• 40

• 30

• 15

• 25

P4 Chavez's goal was________

• to make safe working conditions for all farmers.

• to overthrow a farm labor system in this nation that treats farm workers as if they were not important human beings.

• to help his parents.

• to play the best soccer ever.

P6 What were the 4 things, according to Chavez, that Mexican-Americans needed to do to change their circumstances?

• 1.help others

  2. be kind

  3. read

  4. pray

• 1. read

  2. write

  3. go to school

  4. get a job

• 1. organizing

  2. become citizens

  3. register to vote

  4. develop skills

• 1. pick produce

  2. eat

  3. sleep

  4. walk

What is the definition of a union?

• an organization of workers formed to advance the interests of its members.

• a group of workers.

• a bunch of farmworkers.

• an organized group.

In P. 8 When Chavez refers to "we" in paragraph 8, who is actually talking about?

• the elders

• the children

• the farm workers

• the lawyers, doctors and business people

In P.9, How is the UFW considered "something dangerous" by others?

• it's not really a union

• it serves bread and butter

• It's the Bill of Rights

• It attacks injustice by organizing into a union and fighting it together

In P. 10, Chavez asserts that the farm workers allowed themselves to become victims. Asserts means...

• says

• suggests strongly

• questions

• assumes

In P. 11, What specifically was helping create change for Chicanos and Hispanics, especially at that time?

• They were getting educated

• They were entering politics

• They were fighting for their rights

• All of the above