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A quiz on Ida Tarbell! The three winners will get CANDY! Try your best!
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1
How did Ida die?
Flu
Pnemonia
Chicken Pox
BAD cold
2
Where was Ida Tarbell raised?
Erie County, Pennsylvania
Lexington, Kentucky
Denver, Colorado
Poland, Ohio
3
Which family member influenced Ida Tarbell?
Dad
Her dog
Her turtle
Mom
4
Ida graduated with all honors and she was the only woman in her class of 40
True
False
5
The History of the Standard Oil Company was meant as a 3 part series but it turned into 19!
False
True
6
She helped discover that Rockefeller’s oil monopoly and trust was a violation of the......
Sherman Antitrust Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
The AFL
7
She looked into Rockefeller’s business records, reports, and more to discover........
the companies unreasonable practices and methods
The companies loyal workers
The CRAZY owner
The cool product called vaseline
8
What is the Cleveland “Massacre”?
In Cleveland Standard Oil acquired 22 of 26 rival refineries
The oil spilled out of the factories!!!!
9
Someone who who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt
scalawags
bootleggers
scabs
muckrakers
10
What was Tarbell’s most famous piece?
The History of the Teeny Tiny Terror
The History of the Standard Oil Company
A Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
Early Life Abraham Lincoln
11
Who did Tarbell write a
BIOGRAPHY
about?
Abraham Lincoln
John D. Rockefeller
George Washington
Napoleon Boneparte
12
What was her dad's profession?
CANDY maker
Gold
shipping
oil producer/refiner
13
Rockefeller addressed her by Miss Tarbell
False, he addressed her by "Miss Tarbarrel"
True
14
What profession did Tarbell pursue before she began to write?
A teacher
An oil refiner/producer
A police officer
An accountant
15
What did kind of journalism did Ida claim she came up with?
newspaper journalism
investigative journalism
oil journalism
sports journalism
16
What magazine did Ida Tarbell work with for
MOST
of her writing career?
The monthly McClure's
All of the Above
The Chautauquan
American Magazine
