Chapter 27

Quiz for Document 27-4: Dolores Huerta, Testimony Before U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Migratory Labor (1969)

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Question 1

How did Huerta's tone shift as her argument in favor of the unionization of farm workers progressed?A. She became less and less logical, eventually becoming enraged.
B. She began to emphasize growers instead of workers, appealing to growers' sense of pride in their business and products.
C. She started to focus on how unsanitary and hazardous conditions can affect consumers, including the Department of Defense.
D. She began to doubt whether she was doing the right thing by leading a boycott of table grapes and asked for the input of consumers.

Question 2

According to Huerta, what stood in the way of the boycott of table grapes and put the success of a farmworkers' union in jeopardy?A. American consumers did not support the boycott and had been buying table grapes at a high rate.
B. The US Department of Defense doubled its purchases of the grapes, allowing growers to stand firm in their conviction not to negotiate with workers.
C. Because the boycott had forced them to look for other jobs, farmworkers could not get organized enough to form a union.
D. Growers were not affected by the boycott because they had been able to sell table grapes internationally.

Question 3

What best describes the call to action Huerta issued at the end of the selection?A. Consumers should insist that the health department tour farms in order to guarantee sanitary conditions.
B. Americans should focus on creating more small farms, which can be family owned and ethically run.
C. Farm workers must continue boycotting table grapes on their own, even if the government continues to ignore the boycott.
D. Local, state, and federal government representatives must begin holding growers responsible for fair treatment of workers.