Like the John Brown's Legacy assessment, this question gauges students' ability to evaluate the relevance of contextual information for determining the motivations of an author. Students must select 2 facts and explain how they shed light on Keppler's depiction of Standard Oil in his 1904 cartoon. Students with a strong understanding of contextualization will be able to explain how the company's growing control over the oil industry, and Tarbell's muckraking reports on Standard Oil, may have influenced Keppler's depiction.
