
Muckrakers of the Progressive Era
Authored by Stefany Manis
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Whose corruption did the cartoons of Thomas Nast expose?
John D. Rockefeller
Boss Tweed
Upton Sinclair
Ida Tarbell
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of Jacob Riis' book?
The Jungle
The Octopus
How the Other Half Lives
The Shame of the Cities
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What effect did Riis' book have on society?
Inspired reforms for tenement housing
Exposed corruption in city government
Raised awareness of poverty
Strengthened protections for workers and consumers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Ida B. Wells write about?
Corruption in big business
Harsh living conditions of immigrants
Systematic disenfranchisement of Southern blacks
Railroad monopolies in California
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote The Octopus? What was it about?
Ida Tarbell, corruption in big business
Upton Sinclair, horrid conditions at meatpacking plant
Frank Norris, railroads as monopolies
Lincoln Steffens, corruption in city government
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who did Ida Tarbell write about?
John D. Rockefeller
Boss Tweed
Upton Sinclair
Ida B. Wells
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What effect did Tarbell's work have on society?
Inspired reforms for tenement housing
Exposed corruption in city government
Raised awareness of poverty
Led to the breakup of railroad monopolies
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