Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

According to "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," why are Chavez and the United Farm Workers fighting to ban the use of deadly pesticides on the crops?

• Use of the pesticides results in smaller harvests.

• The pesticides cost the growers too much money.

• Exposure to the pesticides causes serious health problems.

• Being sprayed with pesticides affects the flavor of the crops.

According to "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," what is the best explanation of growers' failure to improve conditions for farm workers?

• The growers are greedy and remain ill-informed about the health hazards posed by pesticides.

• The growers are greedy and view the workers as inferior because of their ethnicity.

• The growers have only recently learned about the poor conditions.

• The growers oppose the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," what main thing does Chavez want his listeners to do?

• write their government officials to ask for policy changes

• fund cancer research for children affected by pesticides

• join demonstrations in Selma, Alabama

• boycott table grapes

According to Chavez, what relationship did King see between the farm workers' struggle, on the one hand, and African Americans' struggle for civil rights, on the other?

• He saw both struggles as regional, insofar as the farm workers' struggle affected only California, while African Americans' struggle affected only the South.

• He saw the farm workers' struggle as more important because it affected people of more than one race.

• He saw both struggles as part of the same fight for freedom, dignity, and humanity.

• He saw the two struggles as competing for the nation's attention.

What is the most likely meaning of activist in the following sentence? John Lewis was a civil rights activist who led marches, trained protesters, and risked his life to end racial segregation.

• a person who believes in a cause

• a person who gives money to support a cause

• a person who wants to bring about a change in society

• a person who is directly involved in creating social change

Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of radical social change? Base your answer on the meaning of radical.

• A new law makes workers their own bosses.

• A new law granting workers more rights is proposed and studied.

• A new invention improves the lives of a few bosses but leaves the lives of most people unchanged.

• A new invention speeds up production but leaves relationships between workers and bosses unchanged.

If Justin and Leah are advocating for their office cafeteria to serve healthier food, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of advocating.

• They are calling for a boycott of the food in the cafeteria.

• They are presenting reasons why this change should be made.

• They are threatening to quit if the cafeteria does not offer tastier food.

• They are trying to prevent any changes to the cafeteria's current menu.

Given the ideas that he expresses in "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," with which of these statements would Cesar Chavez most likely agree?

• Organizations must take whatever steps are necessary to ensure their survival.

• Leaders should go along with policies that the majority of the people support.

• People should act with cooperation and compassion toward each other.

• Companies should sell their goods for the greatest possible profits.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A According to "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," which of these methods is most likely to stop the plague of pesticides?

• urging farm workers to refuse to work in fields in which pesticides have been used

• showing growers statistics about the cases of cancer among farm workers and their families

• convincing government leaders of the need to pass tougher legislation and jail growers who use pesticides on their crops

• persuading consumers to boycott contaminated produce until growers have to stop using deadly pesticides if they want to sell their crops

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A Which of the following best describes the approach Chavez takes to win listeners to his side in "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."?

• He appeals both to people's compassion and to their self-interest.

• He points out that a boycott of table grapes will save people money.

• He encourages people to vote for candidates who will bring about change.

• He urges people to take any action necessary to put the growers out of business.