Question

Read the following passage, “The Ordeal of Herbert Hoover.” Then answer the question.

Will Rogers summed up the mood of a nation: If someone bit an apple and found a worm in it, he joked, Hoover would get the blame. Desperate encampments of tin and cardboard shacks were dubbed “Hoovervilles.” There were “Hoover hogs” (armadillos fit for eating), “Hoover flags” (empty pockets turned inside out), “Hoover blankets” (newspapers barely covering the destitute forced to sleep outdoors), and “Hoover Pullmans” (empty boxcars used by an army of vagabonds escaping from their roots)...

He shied away as if by instinct from the emotional aspects of modern, mass leadership. In the spring of 1932, three Detroit children hitchhiked to Washington to try to get their father out of jail. Hoover was deeply moved and ordered the father released immediately. Yet he refused to let the press be informed or the children exploited for his personal political advantage.

Which statement best reflects the argument the article makes about President Hoover’s actions during the Great Depression?

A.
It was a mistake to create Hoovervilles, Hoover flags, and Hoover blankets.

B.
It was a mistake to help a father of three children get released from jail.

C.
It was a mistake failing to acknowledge the pain people were in because of the depression.

D.
It was a mistake to shy away from being an emotional leader.

Answer 1

C.

It was a mistake failing to acknowledge the pain people were in because of the depression.

Step-by-step explanation:

Can't be sure, but I think it's C

Answer 2

D. It was a mistake to shy away from being an emotional leader.

Step-by-step explanation:

• President Hoover became the president at a time of National Emergency. His policies and approaches to tackling the Great Depression was seen as a failure by many Americans and he has been dubbed as “Hoovervilles”, “Hoover hogs”, “Hoover flags”, etc because he was blamed for the failure of the administration.

• The above statement best reflects the argument that President Hoover's shying away from the emotional aspects of modern, mass leadership was a mistake.

• It is believed that President Hoover's failure to acknowledge his weakness and emotional aspects greatly affected his reputation as a politician.