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

his lack of sympathy for the working class

his pro-capitalism views

his lack of education

his socialist politics

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

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

They pointed out how racial discrimination still plagued America, even after the Civil War.

They spurred the Supreme Court to break up the Standard Oil Trust.

They discouraged readers from taking action against corruption.

In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis exposed

the different ways people lived in all parts of New York City.

the way that corruption in New York City affected living conditions.

the unsafe conditions in factories in New York City.

the harsh living conditions in New York City slums.

Which of these writers helped bring about the breakup of the Standard Oil monopoly?

Lincoln Steffens

Jacob Riis

Frank Norris

Ida Tarbell

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

A Century of Dishonor and Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson

The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida Tarbell

The Octopus by Frank Norris

The Red Record by Ida B. Wells

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

the Standard Oil monopoly

corrupt railroad business practices

problems in the meatpacking industry

lynching of and discrimination against African Americans

Look at the graphic.Which phrase best fits in the last box?

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

The public turned against the muckrakers and tried to shut down their newspapers.

The public was outraged and demanded that the government regulate journalistic practices.

The public largely ignored the muckrakers' articles.

President Roosevelt’s call to action upon reading Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is best described as

outrage toward the meat-packing industry, and imposing higher taxes on cattle farmers

disgust and anger toward meat-packing industry workers known as muckrakers

surprise at the public’s demand for healthy livestock, and continued disbelief of Sinclair’s claims

movement to ensure sanitary conditions in meat-packing plants by signing new legislation

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

Laws were passed to ensure workplace safety.

Laws were passed to ensure food and drug safety.

Laws were passed to restrict the subjects muckrakers could explore.

Laws were passed to permit harmful food and drugs.

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

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

railroad companies receiving land grants from the government and attempting to sell the land

railroad companies charging farmers and ranchers to transport goods and livestock to their land

railroad companies purchasing land from the government and improving the land

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