QUESTION: 153 Topic - Section: Reading

Read the following passage and answer the question.

DID CESAR CHAVEZ ADVANCE WORKERS’ RIGHTS?

César Estrada Chávez (1927–1993) was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW).

A Mexican American, Chávez became the best known Latino civil rights activist, and was strongly promoted by the American labor movement, which was eager to enroll Hispanic members. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a moral cause with nationwide support. By the late 1970s, his tactics had forced growers to recognize the UFW as the bargaining agent for 50,000 field workers in California and Florida. However, by the mid-1980s membership in the UFW had dwindled to around 15,000.

Chavez was a charismatic, gifted speaker who inspired Latinos to band together and devote themselves to the farmworkers' movement. Claiming as his models Emiliano Zapata, Gandhi, Nehru, and Martin Luther King, he called on his people to "Make a solemn promise: to enjoy our rightful part of the riches of this land, to throw off the yoke of being considered as agricultural implements or slaves. We are free men and we demand justice."

After his death he became a major historical icon for the Latino community, and for liberals generally, symbolizing militant support for workers and for Hispanic power based on grass roots organizing and his slogan "Sí, se puede" (Spanish for "Yes, it is possible" or, roughly, "Yes, it can be done"). His supporters say his work led to numerous improvements for union laborers. His birthday has become César Chávez Day, a state holiday in eight US states. Many parks, cultural centers, libraries, schools, and streets have been named in his honor in cities across the United States.

Which of the following is NOT a meaning of the phrase “throw off the yoke of being considered as agricultural implements or slaves”?

Agricultural workers have more value than mere tools
Workers have freedom and rights
Workers should fight to keep their jobs
Workers are more than animals that can be harnessed to do work
Workers should not be treated as economic slaves

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 154 Topic - Section: Vocabulary

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The patient’s stomach appeared distended, and the physician decided to order an ultrasound.

bloated
weeping
sponge-like
robust

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 155 Topic - Section: Vocabulary

What is the best description for the word therapeutic?

understanding
remedial
palliative
concurrent

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 156 Topic - Section: Vocabulary

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

When the lab work returned, it appeared that the patient’s hematologic values were abnormal.

circumference
blood
immune system
circulatory

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 153 Topic - Section: Reading

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