The Muckrakers — Quiz

Question 1

In How the Other Half Lives , Jacob Riis exposed

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the harsh living conditions in New York City slums.

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

Ida B. Wells’s book The Red Record

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exposed the horrors of lynching in America.

Question 4

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

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The Octopus by Frank Norris

Question 5

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 6

Which 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 7

How did Ida Tarbell help end the Standard Oil monopoly?

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She wrote a series of articles exposing the corruption of Standard Oil.

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

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

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Ida Tarbell

Question 10

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

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Laws were passed to ensure food and drug safety.

The Muckrakers — Quiz Answers