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.
b
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Which of the following was an objection raised against the Virginia Plan?
a) Small states would be dominated by larger ones. b) Large states would be dominated by smaller ones. c) It made no provision for an executive. d) It made no provision for a legislature.
The poem by Aztec ruler of Texcoco, Nezahualcoyotl, suggests that the Aztecs saw their relationship with their gods as one
a. similar to parents and children. b. that is intimate, such as that of lovers. c. that is highly unpredictable. d. that is distant and mysterious.
Three-time Republican governor Earl Warren supported a variety of policies that received support and opposition from all sides. Which of the following is not among his successes while governor?
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