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Cesar Chavez 232

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city was Cesar Chavez born?

a)

Yuma, Arizona

b)

Weehawken, New Jersey

c)

Tijuana, Mexico

2.

How long did Cesar Chavez's fast last?

a)

2 days

b)

25 days

c)

1 year

3.

What is a boycott?

a)

protests in which people refuse to buy something

b)

protests in which people buy something in hopes of using up all of the product.

4.

What effect did César ultimately have on the workers in California?

a)

Work conditions got worse and wages were cut for each of the workers.

b)

Better work conditions and fair wages for each of the workers.

5.

Cesar Chavez helped which group of people to be treated better?

a)

Businessmen in the Northeast

b)

Congressional leaders in government

c)

Migrant workers

d)

Catholic Christians

6.

Why were Cesar Chavez's nonviolent methods of protest so important?

a)

They became a banner cry across the country for all workers that were forced to work for low wages and in poor working conditions.

b)

They became a banner cry across the country for rich businessmen working in banks and finance.

7.

What did the efforts of Chavez and his association, the United Farm Workers (UFW), accomplish?

a)

a strong union, bargaining power for workers, and safer working conditions for migrant workers

b)

a better economy across the nation that started with the national banks

c)

climate change in California that would extend across the U.S.

d)

lower gas prices for all Americans

8.

What methods of protest did Chavez encourage?

a)

violent protests

b)

nonviolent protests like strikes, protests, and boycotts

9.

What were the daily working conditions like for many migrant farm workers?

a)

The conditions were safe, they got plenty of breaks, and they were paid well.

b)

They were put in danger every day due to the mass use of pesticides, long working days, unsafe working conditions, low pay, and prejudice.

10.

Where was Cesar Chavez born?

a)

California

b)

Arizona

c)

Texas

d)

Mexico

11.

In 1939, Cesar's family moved to

a)

Arizona

b)

Texas

c)

Mexico

d)

California

12.
Cesar Chavez led a strike to demand higher wages for grape pickers in which state?
a)
Maryland
b)
New York
c)
South Carolina
d)
California
13.
Which of the following describes the living conditions of the people Chavez helped?
a)
No sanitation facilities
b)
Overcrowded
c)
Little pay
d)
All of the above
14.
Which of the following were ways Cesar Chavez helped get rights for farm workers?
a)
Lead nonviolent marches
b)
Organized boycotts
c)
Started a labor union
d)
All of the above
15.
Action taken to show that people want change.
a)
legacy
b)
protest
c)
freedom of expression
d)
labor union
16.
A person who goes from place to place in search of work.
a)
justice
b)
march
c)
migrant worker
d)
slavery
17.
Refusal by workers to work to protest low pay, or poor working conditions.
a)
strike
b)
protest
c)
boycott
d)
fast
18.
Refusing to buy something as a protest.
a)
fast
b)
boycott
c)
diligence
d)
justice
19.
A Union is a group of workers who join together to get better and working conditions.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Cesar helped ______ pickers and their working conditions.
a)
watermelon
b)
corn
c)
grape
d)
onion
21.
What was an effect of Cesar moving around a lot as a young child?
a)
He never went to school.
b)
He graduated high school.
c)
He attended over 30 different schools.
d)
None of the above.
22.
How did Cesar help Mexican American farm workers get better pay?
a)
By starting a war. 
b)
By complaining a lot.
c)
By asking workers to strike and boycott. 
d)
By leading people North to freedom. 
23.
Why did Cesar's family move so much?
a)
they hoped to find a better school for their children
b)
they wanted to see more of America
c)
they went where there was work
d)
they had to visit family members
24.
How did Chavez help migrant workers through the CSO?
a)
He encouraged them to vote for laws that impact them
b)
He taught them about their rights and how to stand up for them
c)
He spoke to them about working together to change things
d)
All of the above
25.
The Chavez family and other migrant workers faced many obstacles. Which of the following was a problem they faced?
a)
living with no electricity
b)
earning very low pay or no pay at all
c)
living in camps with no running water
d)
all of the above