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Viva La Causa!

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cesar Chavez fought for the rights of...

a)

farm growers

b)

farmworkers

c)

migrant children

d)

grape growers

2.

What is a union?

a)

a place where you can go to borrow money

b)

a group of people in politics

c)

a group of people who organize to protect workers

d)

workers who feel unsatisfied

3.

Which of these is NOT a tactic used by Chavez in order to create change

a)

Boycotts

b)

Fasting

c)

Violence

d)

Marching

4.

Where did Chavez and his followers walk?

a)

San Diego to Sacramento

b)

Washington to Salinas

c)

Modesto to Sacramento

d)

Delano to Sacramento

5.

Who was Cesar Chavez's right-hand (wo)man?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Vivian Harris

c)

Wendy Greenfield

d)

Mary Chavez

6.

What does HUELGA mean?

a)

Boycott

b)

Strike

c)

Don't Settle

d)

Justice

7.

What did farmworkers boycott?

a)

tomatoes

b)

work

c)

pesticides

d)

grapes

8.

What political leader fought for this cause & brought attention to the mainstream media?

a)

JKF

b)

Ronald Regan

c)

George Bush

d)

Bobby Kennedy

9.

What did the farmworkers want?

a)

water

b)

bathrooms

c)

health care

d)

all of the above

10.

How many days did Cesar Chavez Fast?

a)

15

b)

22

c)

25

d)

31

11.

What is the most important element in creating a movement?

a)

education

b)

money

c)

organizing

d)

fame