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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank.

The frantic expansion of William Randolph Hearst's publishing empire, and the debts New York bankers carried for him, serve as a perfect metaphor for the ____ of the 1920s.

  1. frugality

  2. frivolity

  3. recklessness

  4. entertainment

  5. carousing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The rapid expansion and heavy debt mentioned as a metaphor reflect the excessive and careless financial behavior of the 1920s. Recklessness accurately captures this lack of caution and financial overextension.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

After years of rapid ___, Atlanta has the longest commutes in the nation and air so polluted that the federal government has threatened to ____ highway funds.

  1. expansion, withhold

  2. deterioration, cut

  3. growth, supplement

  4. decline, double

  5. development, augment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rapid expansion leads to urban sprawl, long commutes, and severe air pollution, which prompts government threats to withhold highway funds as a penalty. The words expansion and withhold fit the cause-and-effect relationship logically.