Question

read each question and choose the best answer.
what role did muckrakers play in the progressive movement?
a. they enforced new laws that were passed to limit corruption.
b. they worked for large corporations to protect their employers interests.
c. they dramatized the need for reform through articles and novels.
d. they worked in factories disposing of the waste created by industry.

Explanation:

Muckrakers were journalists and writers during the Progressive Movement. They exposed social ills, corruption, and problems through their articles and novels. This helped raise public awareness and create a demand for reform.

• Option A: Muckrakers were not law - enforcers. Their role was more about exposing issues rather than enforcing laws.
• Option B: Muckrakers often criticized large corporations, not worked for them to protect their interests.
• Option C: This is correct as muckrakers used their writing (articles, novels etc.) to show the need for reform. For example, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle exposed the meat - packing industry.
• Option D: Muckrakers were not factory workers dealing with waste. Their work was in the realm of journalism and literature.

Answer:

C. They dramatized the need for reform through articles and novels.