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English, History, Social Studies
5th -
8thgrade
Cesar Chavez Commonwealth Club Address Quiz
20 questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Rhetoric is all EXCEPT the following:
Persuasive language
The art of persuasion
Cesar's latest boycott
A tool used by writers and speakers
- 2. Multiple Choice
Today, thousands of farm workers live under savage conditions.
What does savage mean?
unkind
deaf
tough
harsh
- 3. Multiple Choice
In P. 11, What specifically was helping create change for Chicanos and Hispanics, especially at that time?
They were getting educated
They were entering politics
They were fighting for their rights
All of the above
- 4. Multiple Choice
In P.9, How is the UFW considered "something dangerous" by others?
it's not really a union
it serves bread and butter
It's the Bill of Rights
It attacks injustice by organizing into a union and fighting it together
- 5. Multiple Choice
Define implements.
property or personal possessions
tools
union organizers
people who organize
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the best definition of union?
an organization of farm owners formed to advance the interests of its members
an organization of workers formed to advance the interests of its employers
an organization of workers formed to advance the interests of its members
an organization of growers formed to advance the interests of its workers
- 7. Multiple Choice
In P. 12, What has the farm workers movement done for other Hispanics?
Given them the chance to unionize
Given them hope that they can be something and have something different.
Made them feel like targets
None of these
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which choice best sums up the successful boycott Cesar Chavez did from 1965 until 1970?
stop buying grapes
stop buying grapes grown by certain growers
Stop working in the factories
Go on a hunger strike
- 9. Multiple Choice
"We dismantled our boycott to work with the law."
Which is the best definition of dismantled?
formed
fashioned
destroyed
took apart
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is ONE rhetorical tool that Chavez uses in P. 8 of the speech?
Appeal to intelligence of the audience
Hyperbole
Ask rhetorical question(s)
Cites statistics
- 11. Multiple ChoiceCesar Chavez helped American farmers by:inventing a machine to pick crops.getting better pay and working conditions.starting a new farm company that loaned out money.becoming the president of the local 4-H chapter.
- 12. Multiple Choice
P. 15 contains something very important in line 110. What part of the speech is this?
the main claim of the paragraph
the central claim of the whole speech
the counter claim
none of these
- 13. Multiple Choice
In P. 10, Chavez asserts that the farm workers allowed themselves to become victims. Asserts means...
spells out
suggests strongly
questions
shouts out
- 14. Multiple Choice
"Thousands of acres of land in California have already been irrevocably damaged by this wanton abuse of nature."
What are the best definitions of irrevocably and wanton?
cannot be changed, happily
pleasingly, carelessly
sloppily, shamelessly
cannot be changed, careless
- 15. Multiple Choice
"For generations they have subjugated entire races of dark-skinned farm workers."
What is the best definition of subjugated?
made them work harder
controlled, made submissive
nurtured, helped to grow
exploited
- 16. Multiple Choice
In P. 8 When Chavez refers to "we" in paragraph 8, who is he actually talking about?
The farm workers
The children
Hispanics
The lawyers, doctors and business people
- 17. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 5, Cesar Chavez is using what rhetorical device to appeal to his audience?
pathos
ethos
logos
neither
- 18. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 22, Cesar Chavez is using what rhetorical device to appeal to his audience?
pathos
logos
neither
ethos
- 19. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 1, Cesar Chavez is using what rhetorical device to appeal to his audience?
logos
pathos
ethos
neither
- 20. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 19, Cesar Chavez is using what rhetorical device to appeal to his audience?
logos and pathos
logos
ethos
neither
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