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