US Progressive Era Muckrakers MCQs with Answer
Who wrote “The Shame of the Cities,” exposing corruption in urban politics during the Progressive Era?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Upton Sinclair
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Jane Addams
Answer: C) Lincoln Steffens
Which muckraker’s work led to the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act?
A) Ida Tarbell
B) Upton Sinclair
C) Jacob Riis
D) Nellie Bly
Answer: B) Upton Sinclair
Who exposed the unfair practices of the Standard Oil Company in a series of articles?
A) Ida Tarbell
B) Susan B. Anthony
C) Samuel Hopkins Adams
D) Ray Stannard Baker
Answer: A) Ida Tarbell
Which journalist is known for her undercover reporting on mental institutions in “Ten Days in a Mad-House”?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Nellie Bly
C) Upton Sinclair
D) Lincoln Steffens
Answer: B) Nellie Bly
Who exposed child labor practices in the coal mines through photographs and articles?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Upton Sinclair
C) Lewis Hine
D) Ray Stannard Baker
Answer: C) Lewis Hine
Which muckraker’s work led to the creation of the National Park Service?
A) John Muir
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Upton Sinclair
D) Ray Stannard Baker
Answer: A) John Muir
Who exposed the harsh conditions in the meatpacking industry in his book “The Jungle”?
A) Jacob Riis
B) Upton Sinclair
C) Ida B. Wells
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) Upton Sinclair
Which journalist focused on exposing political corruption in his magazine “McClure’s”?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Samuel Hopkins Adams
C) Ray Stannard Baker
D) Lincoln Steffens
Answer: D) Lincoln Steffens
Who revealed the horrific conditions in New York City tenements through his book “How the Other Half Lives”?
A) Jacob Riis
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Upton Sinclair
D) Nellie Bly
Answer: A) Jacob Riis
Which muckraker focused on exposing the unfair treatment of African Americans in the South?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Lincoln Steffens
C) Jane Addams
D) Susan B. Anthony
Answer: A) Ida B. Wells
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the insurance industry in his work “The Shame of the Cities”?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ray Stannard Baker
Answer: C) Lincoln Steffens
Which journalist was a pioneer in photojournalism and exposed child labor through his photographs?
A) Jacob Riis
B) Lewis Hine
C) Nellie Bly
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) Lewis Hine
Who exposed the dangerous conditions faced by coal miners in his articles and photographs?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Lewis Hine
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ray Stannard Baker
Answer: A) Ida B. Wells
Which muckraker focused on women’s suffrage and social reform in her writings?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Jane Addams
C) Nellie Bly
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) Jane Addams
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the patent medicine industry through his series of articles?
A) Ida Tarbell
B) Samuel Hopkins Adams
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Upton Sinclair
Answer: B) Samuel Hopkins Adams
Which muckraker focused on exposing the political machine in Chicago through his articles and cartoons?
A) Lincoln Steffens
B) Upton Sinclair
C) Jane Addams
D) John T. McCutcheon
Answer: D) John T. McCutcheon
Who exposed the corruption in the U.S. Senate in his articles published in “Cosmopolitan” magazine?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Lincoln Steffens
C) Ray Stannard Baker
D) David Graham Phillips
Answer: D) David Graham Phillips
Which journalist focused on exposing child labor in the textile industry through photographs and articles?
A) Lewis Hine
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Jane Addams
D) Nellie Bly
Answer: A) Lewis Hine
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the sugar industry in his writings?
A) Ray Stannard Baker
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Upton Sinclair
D) Samuel Hopkins Adams
Answer: D) Samuel Hopkins Adams
Which muckraker’s work led to the establishment of the Federal Reserve System?
A) Ray Stannard Baker
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Upton Sinclair
D) David Graham Phillips
Answer: A) Ray Stannard Baker
Who exposed the harsh treatment of patients in mental institutions in his book “A Mind That Found Itself”?
A) Clifford Beers
B) Upton Sinclair
C) David Graham Phillips
D) Lincoln Steffens
Answer: A) Clifford Beers
Which journalist focused on exposing the corrupt practices of the railroads in his writings?
A) Ray Stannard Baker
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Frank Norris
Answer: D) Frank Norris
Who exposed the monopolistic practices of the American Tobacco Company in his articles?
A) Ray Stannard Baker
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Samuel Hopkins Adams
Answer: B) Ida Tarbell
Which muckraker’s work led to the establishment of the Children’s Bureau in the Department of Commerce and Labor?
A) Ray Stannard Baker
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Upton Sinclair
D) Julia Lathrop
Answer: D) Julia Lathrop
Who exposed the corruption in the construction of the Panama Canal in his articles?
A) Lincoln Steffens
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Ray Stannard Baker
D) Samuel Hopkins Adams
Answer: C) Ray Stannard Baker
Which journalist exposed the harsh conditions of miners in Colorado through his writings?
A) Ray Stannard Baker
B) Upton Sinclair
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) John Reed
Answer: D) John Reed
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the insurance industry in his series of articles published in “Collier’s” magazine?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) David Graham Phillips
Which muckraker focused on exposing the unfair treatment of African Americans in the justice system?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Lincoln Steffens
C) Ray Stannard Baker
D) Samuel Hopkins Adams
Answer: A) Ida B. Wells
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the insurance industry in his series of articles published in “Everybody’s Magazine”?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) David Graham Phillips
Which journalist focused on exposing the corrupt practices of the meatpacking industry in his writings?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: A) Upton Sinclair
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the insurance industry in his series of articles published in “Pearson’s Magazine”?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) David Graham Phillips
Which muckraker focused on exposing the unfair treatment of workers and unsafe working conditions?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) Samuel Hopkins Adams
C) Ray Stannard Baker
D) John Spargo
Answer: D) John Spargo
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the insurance industry in his series of articles published in “The American Magazine?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) David Graham Phillips
Which journalist exposed the harsh conditions faced by African Americans in the South through his writings?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) W. E. B. Du Bois
C) Samuel Hopkins Adams
D) Ray Stannard Baker
Answer: B) W. E. B. Du Bois
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the insurance industry in his series of articles published in “Hampton’s Magazine”?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) David Graham Phillips
Which muckraker focused on exposing the unfair treatment of women in the workplace and the suffrage movement?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Jane Addams
C) Ida Tarbell
D) Crystal Eastman
Answer: D) Crystal Eastman
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the insurance industry in his series of articles published in “Cosmopolitan” magazine?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) David Graham Phillips
Which journalist exposed the harsh conditions faced by immigrants in the United States through her writings?
A) Jane Addams
B) Ida B. Wells
C) Mary White Ovington
D) Crystal Eastman
Answer: A) Jane Addams
Who exposed the corrupt practices of the insurance industry in his series of articles published in “Everybody’s Magazine”?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) David Graham Phillips
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ida Tarbell
Answer: B) David Graham Phillips
Which muckraker focused on exposing the unfair treatment of Native Americans and their displacement from their lands?
A) Helen Hunt Jackson
B) Ida B. Wells
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Ray Stannard Baker
Answer: A) Helen Hunt Jackson