Author Question: Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel, The Jungle, encouraged the federal government to regulate the A. ... (Read 66 times)

Shelles · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Theodore Roosevelt did not run for another term as president in 1908 because

A. he had lost much of his public popularity.

B. the Constitution prevented him from doing so.

C. he was denied the nomination of his party.

D. he felt he had accomplished everything he wanted to do as president.

E. in 1904 he had promised not to run again.

Question 2

The Sierra Club was founded by

A. John Muir.

B. Theodore Roosevelt.

C. Louis Glavis.

D. Gifford Pinchot.

E. Richard Ballinger.

Question 3

In the election of 1908, William Howard Taft

A. was hand-picked by Theodore Roosevelt to succeed him.

B. had a public image very much like that of Theodore Roosevelt.

C. decisively defeated his Republican opponent in the general election.

D. was opposed by progressives and conservatives.

E. narrowly defeated his opponent, William Jennings Bryan.

Question 4

Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel, The Jungle, encouraged the federal government to regulate the

A. railroad industry.

B. meatpacking industry.

C. housing industry.

D. steel industry.

E. oil industry.