Dr. John

History Quiz

Test your knowledge of Chicano History!
1. Dolores Huerta is the vice-president of the:
a) Raza Unida Party
b) United Farm Workers
c) Clothing Workers Union of America
d) Council of Spanish-Speaking People

2.The Rambo years was a nickname given to the presidential term of:
a) Richard Nixon
b) Herbert Hoover
c) Ronald Reagan
d) Jimmy Carter


3. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez was a drama based on the book by:
a) Denise Chávez
b) Arturo Islas
c) Gloria Anzaldua
d) Américo Paredes


4. The Bracero program:
a) ended Mexican exploitation in the workplace
b) established many new social programs
c) originated during World War II when the U.S. needed farm laborers
d) repatriated many U.S. Citizens to Mexico


5. The film The Salt of the Earth was the:
a) the UFW grape strike in Delano
b) the 1952 New Mexican zinc strike
c) the Mexican garment industry huelga of 1968
d) the poor Mexican residents in the city of El Paso, Texas


6. Aztlán is:
a) another name for the Aztec calendar
b) the name of the oldest active volcano in Mexico
c) the Aztecs ancestral homeland
d) the name of the last Aztec King


7. The concept of "push-pull" refers to:

a) the struggle between the AFofL and the CIO to recruit Chicano workers
b) the factors and forces which drew Mexican immigrants to the U.S. and caused them to leave Mexico in great numbers
c) a technique used by Braceros in the picking of various crops
d) a technique used by organized labor to obtain concessions from employers


8. Chicanos/as with a bachelor's degree in general will:
a) immediately forget about the community
b) drive a BMW and not a Chevy Impala
c) earn significantly more than those with only a high school diploma
d) make their parents happy


9. Reies López Tijerina was most successful in working with:

a) urban Chicanos
b) farm workers
c) recent arrivals from Mexico
d) land grant claimants


10. Ruben Salazar was a journalist who wrote for the:
a) La Opinion
b) LA Herald Examiner
c) LA Times
d) LA Weekly