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6.1A
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Base your answers to questions 1 and 2 on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
1. In 1906, the federal government responded to the situation shown in the cartoon by
A)
B)
C)
D)
taking control of meatpacking facilities
sending federal troops to end a strike by meatpackers
banning imported meat products
authorizing government inspection of meat processing plants
2. Which book was responsible for prompting the investigation illustrated in this cartoon?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The Octopus by Frank Norris
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens
How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis
3. Which Progressive Era muckraker's book led to the
passage of the Meat Inspection Act?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives
Lincoln Steffens's The Shame of the Cities
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Frank Norris's The Octopus
4. Books such as The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the
Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, and The Jungle by
Upton Sinclair exposed problems associated with
A)
B)
C)
D)
naturalization of immigrants
westward expansion
rapid industrialization
environmental conservation
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5. Which government action is most closely associated
with the efforts of muckrakers?
A)
B)
C)
D)
ratification of the woman's suffrage amendment
approval of the graduated income tax
creation of the National Forest Service
passage of the Meat Inspection Act