Biography
The Jungle
The Lanny Budd Series
Oil!
His Style
100
Sinclair's date of birth
What is September 20, 1878?
100
It is best known as his most famous "_______" novel.
What is "Muckeracking"?
100
The Main Character
Who is Lanny Budd?
100
Shown in a Capitalist Government
What is Corrupution?
100
Double Jeopardy: "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
Who Upton Sinclair?
200
The age Sinclair started writing
What is 14 years old?
200
Symbolizes the essential corruption of capitalism and the hypocrisy of the American Dream
What is can of rotten meat?
200
“Men will live in peace and safety, with dignity and mutual consideration, instead of turning each new discovery to the act of destruction, and raising one generation after another to commit mass suicide” from "_________"
What is "World's End" Page 442
200
Double Jeopardy: Although “Oil!” is one of Sinclair’s better novels, it still suffers from "____________"
What is the author’s insistence that literature should lead to the solution of social problems.
200
His common theme.
What is Socialism is the cure for the negative effects of Capitalism?
300
1943 Pulitzer Prize for his novel.
What is "Dragon Teeth"?
300
He caused outrage in American Citizens to help enable "_______________" and "______________"
What is the1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act
300
In order to create a reform of society, many truths have to be added and articulated well?
Why did Sinclair write to correspondents all over the world for conformation of facts?
300
"Oil!" alludes to theses events in history.
What are World War I, the Red Scare, the Teapot Dome scandal and the rise of the evangelical movement?
300
Sinclair most know style of writing
What is "Muckracking"?
400
Experiencing two social settings helped Sinclair become a "_________"
What is a Socialist?
400
Double Jeopardy: Socialism as a remedy for the evils of capitalism; the immigrant experience and the hollowness of the American Dream
What is Theme?
400
Demonstrates what can be done with socialistic viewpoints to better help a capitalist society.
What is Lanny Budd?
400
Bonus 200 points: Although “Oil!” is one of Sinclair’s better novels, it still suffers from "___________________".
What is the author’s insistence that literature should lead to the solution of social problems.
400
Key Element devices in Sinclair's writing
What are allusions, symbolism, and imagery?
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