Muckrakers Quiz

Which muckraker wrote the book 'The Jungle'?

• Jacob Riis

• Ida Tarbell

• Lincoln Steffens

• Upton Sinclair

Which muckraker is known for their work on lynching?

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Lincoln Steffens

• Ida B. Wells

Which region of the US is shown?

• The South

• Midwest

• West Coast

• East Coast

Upton Sinclair's book 'The Jungle' exposed the unsanitary conditions in the

(a)   industry.

• Automotive assembly
• Meatpacking
• Textile manufacturing
• Steel production

Jacob Riis' book 'How the Other Half Lives' focused on the conditions of tenements of which group of people?

• wealthy and upper class people

• Politicians & Political Machines

• Businesses & monopolies

• Poor and working class people

Ida B. Wells' work on lynching primarily took place in which region of the United States?

• Eastern

• Western

• Southern

• Northern

Which muckraker's work led to the formation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?

• Jacob Riis

• Ida Tarbell

• Lincoln Steffens

• Upton Sinclair

Which muckraker's work focused on the plight of African Americans?

• Jacob Riis

• Ida B. Wells

• Upton Sinclair

• Lincoln Steffens

Which muckraker's work had a significant impact on the Progressive Era?

• Ida Tarbell

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Lincoln Steffens

Match the following

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Focused on the poor & working class of tenements

• Jacob Riis

• The progressive president of the US that passed the Pure Food & Drug Act

• Upton Sinclair

• The unsanitary conditions of the meat packing industry in Chicago

• Ida B. Wells

• Exposed the horrors of lynching of African Americans

• The South

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