Question

Which of the following opinions about class distinctions in American society did Smith express in Report from Engine Co. 82?

a. Among the aristocratic upper classes there seems to be more written about art than about Americans who are poor.
b. Aristocrats should spend more time worrying about New York’s poor than about holding benefit events to get Black Panthers out of jail.
c. Aristocrats have developed a patronizing benevolence that looks good in print and sounds good in campaign speeches.
d. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: D. All of the above.

Explanation:

Dennis Smith is an American writer and retired firefighter. He is the author of 16 books, most notable of which is the memoir, Report from Engine Co. 82, a chronicle of his career as a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department in a South Bronx firehouse from the late 1960s and into the 1970s. Smith served for 18 years as a New York City firefighter, from 1963 to 1981, and is the most well-known advocate for firefighters in the United States.