Cesar Chavez Quiz

What organization did Cesar Chavez found to fight for the rights of laborers and Chicanos?

• The United Farm Workers

• The Community Service Organization

• National Farm Workers Association

• La Causa

What was the main occupation of Cesar Chavez's family after losing their business during the Great Depression?

• Running a small grocery store

• Working in vineyards, cotton fields, and fruit orchards

• Organizing farm workers' unions

• Operating an auto repair shop

Which organization recruited Chavez to work among Mexican Americans?

• The United Farm Workers

• The Community Service Organization

• National Farm Workers Association

• La Causa

Which organization did Chavez create to help with the strike against grape growers?

• Congress of Racial Equality

• United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC)

• National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)

• Chicano Movement

What action did Chavez take in spring 1968 to pressure grape growers and rally consumers?

• He organized a march to the state capital.

• He started a hunger strike.

• He called for a boycott of all table grapes grown in California.

• He negotiated directly with the grape growers.

Which senator supported Chavez during his 25-day hunger strike?

• Senator John F. Kennedy

• Senator Ted Kennedy

• Senator Robert Kennedy

• Senator Elizabeth Warren

What was the outcome of the boycott led by Chavez in the following year?

• The boycott had no significant impact.

• Several large growers who produced half the state's table grapes signed agreements with the UFWOC.

• The boycott led to a decrease in the price of table grapes.

• The federal government banned the import of Mexican grapes.

What was one of the broader impacts of Chavez's efforts in the late 1960s?

• It led to the end of the Vietnam War.

• It intensified Chicano awareness and "brown pride."

• It resulted in the immediate improvement of farmworkers' wages.

• It caused the dissolution of the UFWOC.

What was the name of the organization that Chavez continued to work for, which was previously known as the UFWOC?

• National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)

• United Farm Workers (UFW)

• Congress of Racial Equality

• Chicano Movement

What did Chavez do in the early 1970s that added a larger dimension to his movement?

• He organized a nationwide boycott of all fruits.

• He helped organize a Chicano march to oppose the draft and the Vietnam War.

• He ran for political office.

• He started a new hunger strike.