SAT US History Practice Question

Frank Capra was a Depression-era film director whose artistic response to the Great Depression could best be described as

1. A.elaborate musicals, such as Gold Diggers of 1933, with lavish dance numbers and opulent sets, which suggested that better times were just around the corner.
2. B.earnest films, such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, which suggested that the problems of the era could be solved by old-fashioned values rather than sweeping political or economic change.
3. C.bright, animated films, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which offered Americans an escape from the drudgery of daily life.
4. D.zany comedies, such as Duck Soup, which created an anarchic world that mocked authority at a time when traditional authorities seemed to be unable to provide answers to the day's problems.
5. E.gritty gangster movies, such as The Public Enemy, which presented a lonely, often cruel world of urban decay and violence.