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The Progressive Era-Muckrakers

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Populist Party, the main demographic was

a)

urban industrial workers

b)

monopolists

c)

rural farmers/ranchers/ and miners

d)

the middle class

2.

The Progressive movement was supported mostly by urban, middle class Americans. Why was this important?

a)

The middle class understood the importance of work

b)

The middle class wanted to help everyone.

c)

The middle class were the political leaders.

d)

The middle class were more educated and knowledgeable

3.

The foundational ideas for the Populist movement came from what previously unsuccessful political party?

a)

the Populist party

b)

the Democratic party

c)

the Republican party

d)

the Whig party

4.

Progressives viewed all levels of government and political parties as

a)

effective

b)

corrupt

c)

hard working

d)

honest and helpful

5.

What term from the Progressive era refers to a group of journalists who exposed problems like poverty, corruption, and monopolization?

a)

investigative reporter

b)

political cartoonists

c)

legislators

d)

muckrakers

6.

What president of the era was referred to as a muckraker?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

William Howard Taft

7.

Choose all of the following magazines that competed for readership by running muckraker series during the Progressive era.

a)

Time Magazine

b)

McClure's Magazine

c)

Collier's Magazine

d)

National Geographic Magazine

e)

Cosmopolitan Magazine

8.

The magazines of the time not only told the facts about corruption and abuses in America, they also used sensationalism to capture the attention and sympathy of their audiences. What do I mean by the term sensationalism?

a)

the use of truth and lies

b)

the use of facts only

c)

using words and pictures to tell the story

d)

using words and pictures that would grab people emotionally

9.

What muckraker is known for his book How the Other Half Lives which exposed urban poverty and life in the slums?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Ida Tarbell

10.

The muckraker motto was

a)

peace, love, and rock and roll

b)

don't ask, don't tell

c)

peace and prosperity

d)

investigate, educate, legislate

11.

Which muckraker exposed the ruthless business practices of monopolists and called for the break-up of large monopolies in the book The History of Standard Oil?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Ida Tarbell

12.

Which muckraker revealed the unsanitary conditions of slaughterhouses and led to government regulation of the food industry through The Jungle?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Ida Tarbell

13.

What muckraker wrote The Shame of Cities, originally written as a series of articles for McClure's magazine, which reported on the workings of corrupt political machines in major US cities and efforts to combat them?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Ida Tarbell