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WorksheetsCesar Chavez/United Farm Workers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta organized a boycott when the UFW was still new against...
Texas table grapes
Hawaii table grapes
California table grapes
What award was Cesar Chavez given by President Clinton AFTER he died?
President's Special Recognition award
The Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Honor
The Presidential Medal of Amazingness
Cesar Chavez gained a wider view of the world when he joined the...
Military
Navy
Coast Guard
Air Force
Where did the NFWA (National Farm Workers Association) join the Filipino grape pickers?
Texas
California
Cesar Chavez helped which group of people to be treated better?
Businessmen in the Northeast
Congressional leaders in government
Migrant workers
Catholic Christians
What did the efforts of Chavez and his association, the United Farm Workers (UFW), accomplish?
a strong union, bargaining power for workers, and safer working conditions for migrant workers
a better economy across the nation that started with the national banks
climate change in California that would extend across the U.S.
lower gas prices for all Americans
What methods of protest did Chavez encourage?
violent protests
nonviolent protests like strikes, protests, and boycotts
What were the daily working conditions like for many migrant farm workers?
The conditions were safe, they got plenty of breaks, and they were paid well.
They were put in danger every day due to the mass use of pesticides, long working days, unsafe working conditions, low pay, and prejudice.
What was the result of Chavez's 36 day fast in 1988?
He was joined by many members of of the religious and celebrity community.
No one followed in his footsteps.
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
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
Did children have to work in the farm fields?
Yes
No
Where was Cesar Chavez born?
Las Vegas, Nevada (NV)
Juneau, Alaska (AK)
Selma, Alabama (AL)
Yuma, Arizona (AZ)
What does it mean if workers go on strike (huelga)?
Workers are hitting their boss.
Workers are going bowling.
Workers are refusing to work.
Workers are going to work somewhere else.
Why did the Farm Laborers march to the state capitol (Sacremento, California)?
To get support from the state.
To get support from the city.
To get support from the Los Angeles.
To get support from their friends.
Which one of the options below IS NOT an example of a peaceful protest?
People on strike with picket signs.
People sitting in a park surrounding a tree to keep it from being cut down.
People marching together and singing down the middle of a street.
People hitting each other with sticks and rocks.
Migrant workers move from one place to another to find work.
True
False
How many marchers were outside the state capitol in Sacremento, California?
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
