JACOB RIIS
What was Jacob Riis known for?
a. his pictures
b. his speeches
c. his writing
d. both a & c
d. both a & c
Why was Sinclair so passionate about a better America?
a. a friend died for the cause
b. had a rough childhood and wanted to make the future better for others
c. common sense
d. his mom told him to
b. had a rough childhood and wanted to make the future better for others
Why did Tarbell's work mean so much to her?
a. she wanted to avenge her father's business
b. she was really a spy
c. it did not
d. she wanted to take over Rockefeller's company for herself
a. she wanted to avenge her father's business
Where did Steffens grow up?
a. Lyons, France
b. Rome, Italy
c. Long beach island, Canada
d. San Francisco, California
d. San Francisco, California
Why did Sinclair write his book?
a. to say people should not fuss about expired meat
b. to bring attention to the issues of food and drugs
c. to protect businesses that would shut down
d. to get money
b. to bring attention to the issues of food and drugs
What is Jacob Riis famous book called?
a. the grass is always greener on the other side
b. where the other third manages
c. how the other half lives
d. poor people: a collection
c. how the other half lives
Where was Sinclair born?
a. Snoozeville, Pennsylvania
b. Baltimore, Maryland
c. Quebec, Canada
d. Alaska
b. Baltimore, Maryland
What did Ida Tarbell write about?
a. extinction of the bald eagle
b. oil industries and it's business history
c. how women should be housewives
d. love letters
b. oil industries and it's business history
What is Steffens book titled?
a. The Tail of Two Cities
b. Shame of the Cities
c. Appreciation of the Poor
d. The Love of Two People
b. Shame of the Cities
What was John D. Rockefeller commonly accused of?
a. being annoying
b. being cranky
c. engaging in unethical practices/ scamming
b. failing his business
c. engaging in unethical practices/ scamming
What did Riis capture in his pictures/ write about?
a. the rare white tailed deer
b. untouched landscapes
c. mockingbirds
d. people living in poverty
d. people living in poverty
What is Sinclair's novel called?
a. The Forest
b. The Safari
c. The Desert
d. The Jungle
d. The Jungle
What big business did Tarbell take down?
a. wawa
b. chipotle
c. the standard oil company
d. nothing, she was unsuccessful
c. the standard oil company
What is the purpose of Steffens book?
a. to make people clean their houses
b. to expose corrupt businessmen
c. to teach people how to cook
d. to teach people how to be successful business owners
b. to expose corrupt businessmen
What is NOT an issue of the 1900s?
a. extreme poverty
b. unfair labor
c. laptop viruses
d. unsafe foods
c. laptop viruses
What did Riis' book specifically focus on?
a. politics
b. extreme poverty/ living conditions
c. how writing should pay more
d. pollution
b. extreme poverty/ living conditions
What did Sinclair write about?
a. the amazon
b. unwary consumers
c. terrible food conditions
d. both b & c
d. both b & c
What did Tarbell's work accomplish?
a. free slaves
b. prevention of other monopolies undermining small businesses
c. women's suffrage
d. civil rights
b. prevention of other monopolies undermining small businesses
How did Steffens find out about corruption in business?
a. he had job as a police reporter
b. he used to be a corrupt business man
c. he was an undercover spy working with Rockefeller
d. his dad told him to do it
a. he had job as a police reporter
What is a muckraker?
a. someone who rakes up sewage
b. someone who rakes leaves
c. someone who publicizes scandalous info about famous people
d. someone who gossips false information/ spreads rumors
c. someone who publicizes scandalous info about famous people
What was the effect of Riis' book?
a. riots and protests were formed against unfair businesses
b. nothing, Riis was not a powerful author
c. more people got jobs
d. people burned down his house
a. riots and protests were formed against unfair businesses
Why was Sinclair concerned about food?
a. unwary costumers were buying unsafe foods
b. people were eating unhealthy and gaining weight
c. people were buying too much food
d. he was not concerned
a. unwary costumers were buying unsafe foods
What laws did Tarbell use to take down the big businesses?
a. the 17th amendment
b. antitrust laws
c. pure food and drug act
d. the 19th amendment
b. antitrust laws
In 1921, Steffens returned from a trip to USSR saying...?
a. "We are all doomed!"
b. "American's are the real problem here"
c. "I Have seen the future, and it works"
d. "I'm moving to Russia"
c. "I Have seen the future, and it works"
Who is considered a Muckraker that was not previously mentioned?
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
b. John D. Rockefeller
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d. Jacob Sinclair
c. Theodore Roosevelt