When Upton Sinclair Wrote the Jungle, He Intended His Book

question 19

Multiple Choice

When Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, he intended his book to focus attention on the

• A) unsanitary conditions that existed in the meat-packing industry.
• B) plight of workers in the stockyards and meat-packing industry.
• C) poor housing conditions in the urban slums.
• D) use of chemical additives and preservatives in the meat industry.
• E) unhealthy effects of beef consumption.

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Definitions:

Boron

A metalloid element with the symbol B, essential for plant growth and used in fiberglass and borosilicate glass.

Protons

Positively charged subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's mass and charge.

Ca

The elemental symbol for Calcium, a soft gray alkaline earth metal with atomic number 20.

Protons

Positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's overall charge and mass.