Which of the Following Books Is NOT a Classic in the Muckraking

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following books is NOT a classic in the muckraking tradition?

• A)The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
• B)Ragged Dick , by Horatio Alger
• C)The Shame of the Cities , by Lincoln Steffens
• D)How the Other Half Lives , by Jacob Riis
• E)The History of the Standard Oil Company, by Ida Tarbell

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