7th grade, muckrakers quiz

Which muckraker took pictures of the tenements and presented it to the wealthy?

• Thomas Nast

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

What are all examples of muckrakers?

• Photographer

• Journalist

• Activist

• Writer

• Protesters

what era did the muckrakers play a visible role?

What did Ira Tarbell write about?

• The corruption of the Oil Industry

• William (Boss) Tweed

• The Meatpacking Industry

• The immigrants poor living conditions

What did Upton Sinclair write about?

• William (Boss) Tweed

• The Meatpacking Industry

• The immigrants poor living conditions

• The Oil Company

What book written by Upton Sinclair became popular because of the truth about the Meatpacking Industry?

• How the Other Half Lives

• The Jungle

• The History of The Standard Oil Company

Thomas Nast made political cartoons about William Tweed.

True or False?

Who made political cartoons about William (Boss) Tweed?

• Jacob Riis

• Lincoln Steffens

• Upton Sinclair

• Thomas Nast

Journalists who exposed corruptions and problems in society are called?

• Muckrakers

• Gump Mushers

• Poets

• Truth-tellers

Who named the muckrakers?