Question

I was relieved when the Crash came. I was released. Being in business was something I detested. When I found that I could sell a song or a poem, I became me, I became alive. Other people didn’t see it that way. They were throwing themselves out of windows.

Harburg was relieved when the crash occurred because
it allowed him to become a man of leisure who did not have to work anymore.
it forced him out of his comfort zone and into a brand new environment.
it was easier to write songs about the Depression than about prosperity.
it gave him the opportunity to develop and profit from his creativity.

Answer 1

it gave him the opportunity to develop and profit from his creativity.

Explanation: he says the Crash "released" him from business he detested and allowed him to sell songs and poems, becoming "alive"—i.e., he could make a living from his creative work.