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WorksheetsCesar Chavez Review BP
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is an opinion about Cesar Chavez?
He is regarded as a hero by many farm workers
He rose to fame as a union organizer
He should be honored with a federal holiday
The union he helped found still exists today
Why do migrant workers move around so much?
They prefer not to have permanent homes
Corporations forbid them from settling down permanently
They pay lower tax rates if they move around a lot
Different crops are harvested at different times of year
Why would big businesses oppose unions?
Unions prevent hardworking people from earning a decent living
Business people are taught that unions are morally wrong
Union members are more likely to steal money from businesses
Businesses have to pay unionized workers' salaries and benefits
Which of these terms best describes Cesar Chavez's childhood?
Pampered
Controversial
Hardscrabble
Well-funded
One of Cesar Chavez's most famous actions involved a boycott of which of the following products?
apples
grapes
watermelons
oranges
What can you conclude from the fact that the union Chavez founded still operates?
Conditions faced by farm workers have not improved since the 1960s
Conditions for farm workers have gotten much worse since the 1960s
Farm workers still need a union to protect their rights
Most businesses today employ union workers
Which of the following phrases best describes the main benefit of joining a union?
All work and no play
Leading with the heart
Strength in numbers
Early to bed and early to rise
Protest marches are usually designed to influence
business owners
non-unionized workers
the media
politicians
If you wanted to boycott a company, how would you achieve this?
Organize a protest march
Refuse to buy any products from that company
Hold a sit-in at the company's headquarters
Write a letter to the editor of a national newspaper
What did Cesar Chavez have in common with Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Both won change through nonviolence
Both worked as clergymen
Both received the Nobel Peace Prize
Both were the children of farm workers
