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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - In the 1930s the US Farm Security Administration (FSA) hired photographers. - Their assignment was to document rural poverty during the Depression. - The images were used to build public support for aid programmes. - Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' was one of the photographs.

The student wants to explain why the FSA hired photographers. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. The FSA hired photographers to document rural poverty during the Depression and to build public support for aid programmes.Correct
  2. B. Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' was taken for the FSA in the 1930s.
  3. C. In the 1930s the FSA hired a number of photographers.
  4. D. The FSA sold its photographs to raise money for struggling farmers.

Answer: A. The FSA hired photographers to document rural poverty during the Depression and to build public support for aid programmes.

The goal asks WHY. Choice A gives the assignment and the use the images were put to.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' was taken for the FSA in the 1930s.
A single photograph, with no purpose stated.
C. In the 1930s the FSA hired a number of photographers.
This says the FSA hired photographers but not why.
D. The FSA sold its photographs to raise money for struggling farmers.
The notes say nothing about selling photographs.

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