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Hispanic and Latin Americans

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Cesar Chavez born?

a)

California

b)

Arizona

c)

Mexico

d)

New Mexico

2.

What state did the Chavez family move to during the Great Depression?

a)

New York

b)

Mexico

c)

California

d)

Arizona

3.

To earn money, Cesar and his family became

a)

migrant workers

b)

teachers

c)

lawyers

d)

store owners

4.

What is a migrant worker?

a)

Someone who rents land to farm

b)

Someone who travels from place to place to work

c)

Someone who likes to farm

d)

Someone who grows enough food to feed their family

5.

What union did Cesar Chavez start?

a)

Community Service Organization

b)

La Causa

c)

Huelga

d)

National Farm Workers Association

6.

Why did Cesar Chavez picket stores that sold grapes?

a)

He did not like grapes

b)

He liked to eat apples instead

c)

He was allergic to grapes

d)

Growers used chemicals to kill insects and this hurt the migrant workers

7.
What is a boycott?
a)
Buying three items and getting one free.
b)
Taking time to eat at a new restaurant.
c)
A group of people who have derby races.
d)
Withdraw from something, like a store, in protest or punishment.
8.
To make a point and gain attention, Cesar Chavez decided to fast for 30 days.  What does the word "fast" mean?
a)
Eat enough food to feed an army.
b)
Stop eating food and drink.
c)
Break out of prison.
d)
Steal from the rich and give it to the poor.
9.
Why is Cesar Chavez considered an American Hero?
a)
He rode in the back of the bus.
b)
He helped free many slaves.
c)
He fought for better working conditions for migrant workers.
d)
He wrote stories to help children sleep.
10.

What group did Cesar Chavez start?

a)

Migrant Workers in America

b)

Future Farmers of America

c)

Migrant Rights Matter

d)

United Farm Workers

11.

How long did Chavez's group strike?

a)

1 month

b)

15 months

c)

3 years

d)

5 years

12.

What does Agent of Change mean?

a)

Someone who buys people's votes

b)

Someone who goes on strike

c)

Someone who fights in a war

d)

Someone who stands up for change

13.

What tactic didn’t the growers use to intimidate strikers?

a)

Playing loud music

b)

Shooting Guns

c)

Calling in the police

d)

Tear Gas

14.

What program brought in about 4 million Mexican citizens to labor on farms during WW2?

a)

Agriculture Adjustment Act

b)

Bronco Program

c)

Victory Garden Act

d)

Bracero Program

15.

Select all that is true about the Bracero Program (3 are correct)

a)

The Braceros converted the agricultural fields of America into the most productive on Earth.

b)

The Braceros caused a great potato famine by using poor farming practices.

c)

Working conditions for these workers were harsh and often unsafe.

d)

Workers made a lot of money.

e)

Wages were low.

16.
Braceros were workers who came to the United States from
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Mexico
d)
Africa
17.

Protects undocumented immigrants who came to the US as young children from deportation

a)

Executive Order 13780

b)

Immigration and Nationality Act (1965)

c)

DACA

d)

Displaced Persons Act

18.

The Zoot Suit Riot started in...

a)

June 1943

b)

March 1943

c)

April 1943

d)

July 1943

19.

The Zoot Suit Riot took place in...

a)

Georgia

b)

New Orleans

c)

Atalanta

d)

Los Angeles

20.

Mexican youths were stripped off their suit because the Americans consider wearing it...

a)

Unpatriotic

b)

Unfashionable

c)

Expensive

d)

Seducing

21.

The Mexican zoot suit owners were called...

a)

Pigs

b)

Criminals

c)

Pachucos

d)

Outcast

22.

The Zoot Suite Riot occurred during the...

a)

War of Waterloo

b)

World War 1

c)

World War 2

d)

Mexican American War

23.

In June 1943, 200 sailors collected and burnt zoot suits in which part of Los Angeles?

a)

West Los Angeles

b)

North Los Angeles

c)

East Los Angeles

d)

South Los Angeles

24.

How did the Mayor of Los Angeles get the "zoot suit" riots to stop?

a)

Put all the pachucos and sailors in Jail

b)

Brought in the National Guard and secured the L.A. Border

c)

The Mayor did nothing, the "Zoot Suit" riots just ended on its own

d)

The Mayor banned the Sailors from L.A. and made Zoot Suits Illegal

25.

Why do they call it the Sleepy Lagoon Murder?

a)

The murderer had "sleepy" looking eyes

b)

The victim was found at the "Sleepy Lagoon"

c)

The victim was found drowned in a Lagoon

d)

The victim's body parts were found in the Lagoon

26.

Who was the murder victim in the Sleepy Lagoon Murder?

a)

Juan Diaz

b)

Jose Diaz

c)

Henry Leyva

d)

Henry Reyna

27.
What state does the movie take place in?
a)
Texas
b)
Nevada
c)
California
d)
New Mexico
28.
What is the McFarland school mascot
a)
Clovers
b)
Tigers
c)
Cougars
d)
Trojans
29.
The cross country team had _______________runners.
a)
7
b)
9
c)
2
d)
6
30.
Most of the students in McFarland High School were 
a)
Mexicans
b)
Venezuelans
c)
Cubans
d)
Honduran
31.
What does "blanco" mean?
a)
coach
b)
white
c)
run
d)
boss
32.

How many State championships did the Cross country team win under Coach White?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

9

d)

10

33.

When they arrived in McFarland why did the daughter of the coach say, "Are we in Mexico?"

a)

She saw only Mexican people in the new town.

b)

They had traveled for days.

c)

The people of the new town spoke only Spanish.

d)

The people spoke Spanish, the stores had signs in Spanish, and the people were poor.

34.

What did the people of McFarland do to raise money to buy new uniforms and money to go to the meets? (pick 2)

a)

held a car wash

b)

sold tamales

c)

sponsored a bake sale

d)

bought them out of the booster funds

35.
What does Coach White's neighbor give him as a "House Warming Gift" when he and his family first arrive in McFarland?
a)
a cat
b)
a dog
c)
a tamale
d)
a chicken
36.
In the movie, McFarland High School is located across the street from what?
a)
a bank
b)
a neighborhood
c)
a car lot
d)
a prison
37.
What does Coach White originally go to McFarland to coach?
a)
baseball
b)
soccer
c)
football
d)
cross-country