Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez

According to "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." why are Chavez and the united Farm workers to ban the use of deadly pesticides on the crops?

• Use of the pesticides in smaller harvests

• The pesticides cost the growers too much money

• exposure to the pesticides causes too much health problems

• Being sprayed with pesticides affects the flavor of the crops

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According to Chavez, how did Dr. King characterize the relationship of the farm workers' struggle to African Americans' struggle for civil rights?

• The farm workers' struggle is more important, because it affects people of more than one race.

• The farm workers' struggle affected only California, while African Americans' struggle affected only the south.

• Both of the struggles are part of the same fight for freedom, dignity, and humanity.

• The farm workers' struggle and the African Americans' struggle compete for the nation's attention

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According to “Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” why are Chavez and the United Farm Workers fighting to ban the use of deadly pesticides on the crops?

• Use of the pesticides results in smaller harvests.

• The pesticides cost the growers too much money.

• Exposure to the pesticides causes serious health problems.

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In “Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” what main thing does Chavez want his listeners to do?

• write their government officials to ask for policy changes

• fund cancer research for children affected by pesticides

• join demonstrations in Selma, Alabama

• boycott table grapes

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According to “Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” which of these methods is most likely to stop the plague of pesticides?

• Urging farm workers to refuse to work in fields in which pesticides have been used.

• Showing growers statistics about the cases of cancer among farm workers and their families.

• Convincing government leaders of the need to pass tougher legislation and jail growers who use pesticides on their crops.

• Persuading consumers to boycott contaminated produce until growers have to stop using deadly pesticides if they want to sell their crops.

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