- 1. Muckraking journalism is a form of investigative reporting that aims to expose corruption and misconduct in businesses and government agencies. By delving deep into social issues and shining a spotlight on wrongdoings, muckraking journalists play a crucial role in holding powerful entities accountable and promoting transparency in society. Through their tenacious pursuit of the truth, muckrakers seek to inspire positive change and foster a more just and equitable world.
Which book by Upton Sinclair exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry?
A) The Shame of the Cities
B) How the Other Half Lives
C) The Jungle
D) The Brass Check
- 2. What publication did Lincoln Steffens write for when he exposed political corruption?
A) The Washington Post
B) The Chicago Tribune
C) McClure's Magazine
D) The New York Times
- 3. Who published 'How the Other Half Lives', documenting life in New York City tenements?
A) Lincoln Steffens
B) Upton Sinclair
C) Ida Tarbell
D) Jacob Riis
- 4. What term was used to describe the investigative journalists of the Progressive Era?
A) Scriveners
B) Journos
C) Scribes
D) Muckrakers
- 5. Which muckraker targeted Standard Oil in his exposé series?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Jacob Riis
- 6. Who exposed the fraudulent medical practices of patent medicine companies?
A) Samuel Hopkins Adams
B) Lincoln Steffens
C) Nellie Bly
D) Ida Tarbell
- 7. Which muckraker authored 'The Bitter Cry of the Children'?
A) John Spargo
B) Ida B. Wells
C) Ida M. Tarbell
D) Jack London
- 8. What impact did muckraking journalism have on society during the Progressive Era?
A) It had no significant impact on society
B) It led to reforms in various sectors and increased public awareness of social issues
C) It increased government secrecy and decreased public awareness
D) It was met with harsh censorship and suppression
- 9. Who published an influential list of targets for muckrakers in 1906 called 'The Treason of the Senate'?
A) Jacob Riis
B) Ida B. Wells
C) David Graham Phillips
D) Mabel Dodge Luhan
- 10. Who is often credited with coining the term 'muckraker'?
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) Warren G. Harding
C) William Howard Taft
D) Theodore Roosevelt
- 11. What was the primary means by which muckrakers communicated their findings to the public?
A) Magazines
B) Newspapers
C) Radio
D) Television
- 12. Who authored 'The American Black Chamber', uncovering US government codebreaking activities?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) Lincoln Steffens
C) Ida Tarbell
D) Herbert O. Yardley
- 13. Which muckraker authored 'Shame of the Cities'?
A) Jacob Riis
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Upton Sinclair
D) Lincoln Steffens
- 14. Which muckraker focused on exposing racial violence and discrimination in the South?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Lincoln Steffens
C) Upton Sinclair
D) Ida Tarbell
- 15. Who wrote 'Ten Days That Shook the World', offering a first-hand account of the Russian Revolution?
A) Florence Kelley
B) John Reed
C) Ida B. Wells
D) Ida M. Tarbell
- 16. Who was known for her undercover investigation into a mental institution?
A) Lincoln Steffens
B) Nellie Bly
C) Upton Sinclair
D) Ida Tarbell
- 17. Who exposed conditions at the Chicago stockyards in his writing?
A) Lincoln Steffens
B) Jacob Riis
C) Ida Tarbell
D) Upton Sinclair
- 18. In what period did muckraking journalism reach its peak in the United States?
A) The Jazz Age
B) The Roaring Twenties
C) The Progressive Era
D) The Gilded Age
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