1
QuizMultiple Choice

Women's Rights and Suffrage

Question 1 • MO-US History II A

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

Answer
A
Laws were passed to ensure workplace safety.
B
Laws were passed to ensure food and drug safety.
C
Laws were passed to restrict the subjects muckrakers could explore.
D
Laws were passed to permit harmful food and drugs.

Explanation

Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle to expose the dangerous working conditions faced by meatpacking workers. Readers were especially shocked by its descriptions of unsanitary meat, so the unintended result was stronger federal regulation of food and drugs, including the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. Therefore, the correct choice is B, laws were passed to ensure food and drug safety.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Next