Chapter 18

Quiz for Document 18-6: Upton Sinclair, The Jungle (1906)

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Question 1

Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle serves as an example of which of the following types of Progressive Era activism?A. Yellow journalism
B. Muckraking
C. Urban reform
D. Social settlement

Question 2

What aspect of mass consumerism does Lewis’s character describe as a “torment” of life?A. Advertising
B. Automobiles
C. Machinery
D. Urbanization

Question 3

Lewis’s character mentions “metaphors of human destiny” when referring to the cattle chutes, and then discusses the fate of the hogs as sentient beings. Which of the following statements might best describe Lewis’s use of the livestock metaphor as a political message?A. All living creatures are fated to die and political reforms are therefore meaningless.
B. Animals are deserving of humane and decent treatment and should not be used as food.
C. Humans are exploited by the dehumanizing automation of the mass production and consumption system.
D. Labor movements and collective action are similar to the herd mentality of livestock.