The writer was most impressed by the variety of free programming provided by radio.
Excerpt from Harry Hansen. “Some Meditations
on the Radio.” The Nation, March 25, 1925.
There it is, up in the air, absolutely free, waiting
for you to pull it down with the aid of electricity.
Opera and symphonic music, jazz, twenty
minutes of good reading, how to cook by Aunty
Jane, tales for the kiddies and prayers set to
music, even “Now I lay me down to sleep”;
sermons and exhortations not to drink, gamble,
and blaspheme, with music by the white-robed
choir; advice on how to spread your income by
investment brokers; advice on how to make your
shoes last longer by shoe salesmen; talks by the
mayor on civic duty, on “Your Boy” by the master
of the Boy Scouts; on the right sort of boys by
the head of the Y.M.C.A., and the right sort of
girls by the head of the Y.W.C.A.; barn dances,
recitals of music schools, whole acts of plays,
speeches, speeches, speeches.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
What was the writer most impressed by?
(1 point)
the variety of free programming
provided by radio
the small number of programming
choices
the high quality of music programs
found on the radio
the reliability of financial advice given
on the radio
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