Question
Read the following quote from The Jungle from Upton Sinclair. What issue from the Progressive Era was muckraker Jacob Riis highlighting in the quote?
“ [T]he meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one—there were things that went into the sausage in comparison with which a poisoned rat was a tidbit. There was no place for the men to wash their hands before they ate their dinner, and so they made a practice of washing them in the water that was used for making sausage.
(1 point)
Responses
alcoholism and gambling
alcoholism and gambling
unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry
unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry
anti-black violence and white supremacy in the South
anti-black violence and white supremacy in the South
rapid urban sprawl and poor living conditions
“ [T]he meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one—there were things that went into the sausage in comparison with which a poisoned rat was a tidbit. There was no place for the men to wash their hands before they ate their dinner, and so they made a practice of washing them in the water that was used for making sausage.
(1 point)
Responses
alcoholism and gambling
alcoholism and gambling
unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry
unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry
anti-black violence and white supremacy in the South
anti-black violence and white supremacy in the South
rapid urban sprawl and poor living conditions
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The issue from the Progressive Era that muckraker Jacob Riis was highlighting in the quote is **unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry**.