SECTION 2 TIME—25 MINUTES 18 QUESTIONS DIRECTIONS
12.
The passage suggests that in 1968 Henry Cisneros
statements about the Mexican American community?
most likely believed that
(A) In the 1960's the Mexican American community
(A) many Mexican Americans would respond
began to incorporate the customs of another
positively to the example of Benito Juárez
ethnic group in the United States into the
(B) many Mexican Americans were insufficiently
observation of its own ethnic holidays.
educated in Mexican history
(B) In the 1960's Mexican American community
(C) the fight for civil rights in the United States had
groups promoted ethnic solidarity primarily in
many strong parallels in both Mexican and Irish
order to effect economic change.
history
(C) In the 1960's leaders of the Mexican American
(D) the quickest way of organizing community-based
community concentrated their efforts on
groups was to emulate the tactics of Benito
promoting a renaissance of ethnic history and
Juárez
culture.
(E) Mexican Americans should emulate the strategies
(D) In the 1960's members of the Mexican American
of Native American political leaders
community were becoming increasingly
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concerned about the issue of voting rights.
(E) In the 1960's the Mexican American community
had greater success in mobilizing constituents
than did other ethnic groups in the United States.