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Muckrakers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We’re muckrakers bad?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

Why did everyone hate muckrakers?

a)

They farged on people

b)

They mugged old people

c)

They took everyone’s rakes

d)

muckrakers exposed problems in American society and urged the public to identify solutions

3.

Who made the name muckrakers?

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Ur mom

c)

President theodore Roosevelt

d)

Krusty kobb

4.

Which of the following is a well known muckraker?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Ur gr

c)

Ed Sheehan

d)

Rudolph

5.

Which the following is a good picture of what muckrakers did?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What is one article that ida tarbell made?

a)

a series of articles on the dangers of John D. Rockefeller’s powerful monopoly, Standard Oil.

b)

Wikipedia

c)

History.com

d)

The bomb.com

7.

When was Wealth Against Commonwealth published by ida tarbell?

a)

189

b)

1869

c)

20

d)

1900

8.

What did the progressives considered vital to the growth and health of the country?

a)

the concept of a perfected democracy.

b)

Getting more people to like the progressives.

c)

Getting more people to like president.

9.

What did the Progressives try to get rid of?

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Cats

c)

Pizza

d)

politics of inefficiency, waste, and corruption.

10.

What are muckrakers?

a)

they were a group of journalists and writers collectively known as muckrakers

b)

They were people who mucked rakes

c)

They liked rakes

d)

They hunted down rich people and took there rakes