True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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Activists for women's rights are called feminists.
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2.
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Women lost job opportunities and were shut out of universities in the
1970s.
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3.
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The term Hispanic American refers only to Americans from Mexico.
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4.
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The UFW is the same organization as the United Farm Workers.
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5.
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Herman Badillo was the first representative to Congress of Puerto Rican
origin.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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What prohibited employers from paying women less than men for the same
work?
a. | Statutes of Women | c. | Disabilities Act | b. | Equal Pay Act | d. | Equal Rights
Amendment |
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7.
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Whom did President Ronald Reagan appoint in 1981 as the first female justice of
the Supreme Court?
a. | Rosa Parks | c. | Sandra Day O'Connor | b. | Jesse de la
Cruz | d. | Betty
Friedan |
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8.
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What organization promotes the election of Hispanic Americans to government
posts?
a. | LULAC | c. | UFW | b. | La Raza Unida | d. | AIM |
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9.
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What law recognizes the right of Native American nations to make laws on their
reservations?
a. | La Raza Unida | c. | Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 | b. | NCAI | d. | American Indian Movement |
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10.
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In February 1973 AIM seized the town of
a. | Birmingham. | c. | Wounded Knee. | b. | Washington, D.C. | d. | Sand Creek. |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | César Chávez | d. | Russell Means | b. | Phyllis Schlafly | e. | Roberto Clemente | c. | feminists |
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helped create NOW
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12.
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organized UFW
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13.
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baseball hero
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14.
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opponent of the ERA
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15.
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AIM leader
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Sandra Day O’Connor | c. | Indian Civil Rights Act of
1968 | b. | Latino | d. | Dennis Banks |
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person of Spanish descent and culture
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first woman U. S. Supreme Court Justice
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founder of AIM
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guarantees civil rights to all Native Americans
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Short Answer
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20.
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What book by Betty Friedan described the hopes of many women for greater
opportunities in society?
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21.
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What country does the largest Latino group in America come from?
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22.
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Why did more than 200,000 Cubans flee to America in the 1960s?
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23.
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What group worked for equal rights and improved living conditions for Native
Americans?
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24.
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For what group did Congress pass a number of laws in the 1960s and 1970s,
including removal of barriers from public facilities and more opportunities in the workplace?
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