The Muckrakers

Question 1

Which aspect of Upton Sinclair’s life best explains his reasons for writing The Jungle?

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his socialist politics

Question 2

Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives shocked the American public with its use of

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powerful photographs depicting conditions in city slums.

Question 3

Which of these was a corrupt business practice that Frank Norris exposed in The Octopus?

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railroad companies selling land to farmers and secretly keeping legal ownership of the land

Question 4

Who first applied the term muckraker to journalism?

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President Theodore Roosevelt

Question 5

Which of the following best describes Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Frank Norris's impact on journalism?

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They were among the first to publicize immoral, corrupt practices of large industries.

Question 6

best

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The public began to take action by setting up committees and supporting reform candidates.

Question 7

Which of the following was an unintended result of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?

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Laws were passed to ensure food and drug safety.

Question 8

What did Ida B. Wells work to end through her muckraking articles?

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lynching of and discrimination against African Americans

Question 9

In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis exposed

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the harsh living conditions in New York City slums.

Question 10

Which of these is an example of muckraking disguised as a work of fiction?

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The Octopus by Frank Norris

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