Question

Which best defines the term muckraker?

a. a sanitation worker who cleans city streets
b. a factory employee who oils machinery
c. a corrupt politician who embezzles public funds
d. a journalist who writes about unfair monopolies

Answer 1

d. a journalist who writes about unfair monopolies

Answer 2

The best definition for the term muckraker would be "d. a journalist who writes about unfair monopolies," since these were writers during the Progressive Era who tried to expose corruption in both big business and government.