Question

there was never the least attention paid to what was cut up for sausage; there would come all the way back from europe old sausage that had been rejected, and that was moldy and what-it would be dosed with borax and glycerin, and dumped into the hoppers, and made over again for home consumption. - upton sinclair, the jungle, 1906 a. farmers demanded government regulation of livestock sales and distribution. b. meat packers developed refrigerated railroad cars to ship meat nationwide. c. congress passed legislation to protect consumer health and safety. d. monopolies formed to control competition in the meat - processing industry.

Explanation:

The excerpt is from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, which exposed unsanitary meat - packing conditions. This led to public outcry and Congress passing the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act to protect consumer health and safety.

• Option A: The issue in the excerpt is about meat - packing, not livestock sales regulation demanded by farmers.
• Option B: The excerpt shows unsanitary practices, not the development of refrigerated railroad cars by meat packers.
• Option D: The excerpt focuses on unsanitary conditions, not monopolies in the meat - processing industry.

Answer:

C. Congress passed legislation to protect consumer health and safety.