Jacob Riis
Authored by Carly Jones
Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jacob Riis was the author of the book "How the other Half Lives". What was this book raising awarness to?
Flash Photography
Poor slums
Unfair living conditions in tenements
How the rich treated the poor
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Jacob Riis use to expose the way the poor lived in cities vs. the way the rich lived?
Newspapers
Contacting the president
Political Cartoons
Flash photography and journalism
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a short term impact that Jacob Riis had on society?
Roosevelt reformed the housing policies
Tenements were burned down
City officials cleaned out the poor people from the cities and tenements
Roosevelt closed the worst of the lodging houses
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Overall Jacob Riis was a...
Political Artist
Muckracker
Tenement Owner
A Meat Packer
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bonus Question: Jacob Riis was...
An immigrant from Denmark
A slum
A father to 12 kids
The inventor of the newspapers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Jacob Riis' career launch as a social reformer?
By working with Teddy Roosevelt
By starting riots
By having 12 kids to help him out
By writing "How The Other Half Lives"
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