SPANISH 245
FINAL STUDY GUIDE
PART 1
SUGGESTIONS: GROUP STUDY IS THE BEST RECIPE
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AS TRUE OR FALSE
1. The Movimiento was a direct consequence of the organizational
goals and efforts of the 40's and 50's
2. Chicanismo argues that Chicanos had a right to cultural
autonomy and self determination.
3. Mexicans schools were not overcrowded or poorly staffed.
4. There were no boycotts to schools by Mexican parents.
5. Wilson High School is a key school to the 1968 student
walk-outs
6. Chavez, Tijerina, Gonzales and Gutierrez are the four
charismatic figures of the 90's
7. Student organizations developed most successfully in
California.
8. MECHA is the single umbrella that started at a conference in
UC Santa Barbara in 1969.
9. The Chicano movement did not make any substantial impact on
high schools, colleges or universities.
10. Ruben Salazar, a prominent LA journalist, was killed in the
1969 riots.
11. Brown Berets was disbanded because of fractional violence
and police infiltration.
12. U.S. Catholicism did not provide an ethnic comfort that
everybody missed in the Movirniento era.
13. The Padres was a group of Chicano priests that advocated
social rights for Chicanos.
14. MALDEF's primary goals are to protect the statutory rights
of Chicanos and to help more enter the legal profession
15. MALDEF also provides jobs to farm workers in Fresno
16. Chicanas in the late sixties felt that their position was
inferior and pushed them to drive for equality.
17. "El Grito del Norte", "hijas de Cuauhtemoc"
and "hembra" are not devoted to Chicana issues at all
18.Mexicans are neither diverse nor multicultural.
19. The Spanish-language media has continuously helped Mexican
Americans to retain traditional aspects of their culture.
20.1 Am Joaquin" illustrates best the feelings of Chicano
intellectuals who suffered a deep sense of alienation in the late sixties
21.An important current in the movirniento was an emphasis on
literature, drama, and poetry.
22 El Teatro Campesino was founded by Luis Valdez's bosses in
the grape fields
23. Zoot Suit is a Valdez play based on the Sleepy Lagoon trial
of Reyna.
24. Moctezurna Esparza and "Cheech" Marin are
outstanding independent Chicano producers.
25. Chicano writers did not find difficulty to get published by
mainstream presses.
26. The Movirniento did t)~ inspire Chicanos to express
themselves creatively in music.
27. Lydia Mendoza popularized Mexican music in the South
28. Ricardo Valenzuela becomes a true hero of Rock 'n Roll.
29. Mural painting have being a prominent aspect of the
movimiento from its beginnings.
30. Mural artists were not influenced by Mexican muralists
Diego
Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco
3 1. Artists of the movirniento were influenced by both Mexican
an American models.
32. Some Chicano historians consider graffiti to be an
acceptable form of popular art.
33. The use of Spanish among American-born Mexican Americans has
not decreased.
34. Isolation, segregation and high levels of immigration have
constantly reinforced the use of Spanish.
35. Bilingual Education has ceased to exist in California by a
Proposition passed by the voters in 1997
36AfEnglish supported attacks on bilingual programs as part of
its campaign against Mexican immigration.
37. Mexican American children are not exposed to national
products or tastes, Anglo heroes or social values
38. For Mexican Americans, World War 11 was not a major factor
in the movement to urban centers.
39. Mexicanidad means a postwar reaffirmation of ethnic
awareness, as many Chicanos refused to submit to indignities and discriminatory
practices of the past.
40.In order to achieve economic and social progress, Mexican
Americans must enter the political process.
41. Joseph Montoya was, perhaps, the most prominent local and
national figure in politics
42.The 1980's, known as "The Decade of the Hispanic",
were supposed to see the rise of Hispanics to their rightful place in the
circles of political and economic power. This did not happen.
43. Mexican Americans had and have lower levels of political
participation because of their socioeconomic position and discrimination against
them.
44. In California, Dolores Huerta is an outstanding example of
the emancipated Chicana
45. Whereas Chicanos may encounter discrimination of the basis
of race and class, Chicanas as a group suffer from a triple handicap, the burden
of their gender, race, and social class.
46.Loretta Sanchez is a great example of the difficulty for
Chicanas to get to public office
47. Despite some progress, Chicanos' high school graduation
rates remain lower than those of Blacks, and Asians as well as Anglos.
48. Fortunately, elderly Mexican Americans are not particularly
affected by the lack of pension plans or health care.
49. Mexican Americans no longer face economic, social and
political handicaps.
50. Arce is better looking than Andy Garcia and Oscar de la
Hoya.