Research Workshop: Writing an Argumentative Essay — Cumulative exam
Question 65 • ALT ENG 11 S2 Common Core ELA 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-CR
Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg.Everybody picked up the song in ’30 and ’31. Bands were playing it and records were made. When Roosevelt was a candidate for President, the Republicans got pretty worried about it. Some of the network radio people were told to lay low on the song. In some cases, they tried to ban it from the air. But it was too late. The song had already done its damage.Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of American history, which statement is most accurate?
Answer
A
Republican President Hoover was immensely popular with the public.
B
Herbert Hoover was instrumental in the recovery of the American economy.
C
The Democrats won the election due to the success of Harburg’s song.
D
Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, won the election of 1932.
Explanation
The excerpt places the song’s popularity in 1930 and 1931, when the Great Depression had made many Americans dissatisfied with the economy and President Herbert Hoover. In 1932, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Hoover in the presidential election. The excerpt suggests the song reflected public hardship, but it does not show that the song caused the Democrats to win.
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