The Muckrakers Answers
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Which of the following best describes the federal government's response to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?
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Congress immediately passed legislation that regulated the meat-packing industry.B
Congress passed legislation that regulated the meat-packing industry only after sending a team of government investigators to plants and slaughterhouses.C
Congress did not believe Sinclair and told the public that the facts in his book were false.D
Congress passed legislation that protected the leaders and business owners of the meat-packing industry.2
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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 landB
railroad companies receiving land grants from the government and attempting to sell the landC
railroad companies charging farmers and ranchers to transport goods and livestock to their landD
railroad companies purchasing land from the government and improving the land3
A muckraker was a reporter who wrote
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about corruption and crime in industry and government.B
fictional stories for newspapers and magazines.C
about the importance of the First Amendment.D
editorials supporting industry leaders and big business practices.4
Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives shocked the American public with its use of
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strong prose describing cases of lynching.B
vivid descriptions of slaughterhouse conditions.C
sensational and untruthful claims of corruption.D
powerful photographs depicting conditions in city slums.5
In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis exposed
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the different ways people lived in all parts of New York City.B
the way that corruption in New York City affected living conditions.C
the unsafe conditions in factories in New York City.D
the harsh living conditions in New York City slums.6
Which aspect of Upton Sinclair’s life best explains his reasons for writing The Jungle?
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his lack of sympathy for the working classB
his pro-capitalism viewsC
his lack of educationD
his socialist politics7
How did Ida Tarbell help end the Standard Oil monopoly?
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She wrote a book on Standard Oil’s impact on different industries.B
She led a campaign that was against Standard Oil but in favor of Rockefeller.C
She wrote a series of articles exposing the corruption of Standard Oil.D
She reported on one instance of suspicious actions by Standard Oil.8
What did Ida B. Wells work to end through her muckraking articles?
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the Standard Oil monopolyB
corrupt railroad business practicesC
problems in the meatpacking industryD
lynching of and discrimination against African Americans9
Look at the graphic.Which phrase best fits in the last box?
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The public began to take action by setting up committees and supporting reform candidates.B
The public turned against the muckrakers and tried to shut down their newspapers.C
The public was outraged and demanded that the government regulate journalistic practices.D
The public largely ignored the muckrakers' articles.10
Which of these is an example of muckraking disguised as a work of fiction?
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A Century of Dishonor and Ramona by Helen Hunt JacksonB
The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida TarbellC
The Octopus by Frank NorrisD
The Red Record by Ida B. WellsDid you find these answers helpful?
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