Question

select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that exuberant means high - spirited. there may be more than one correct choice.
the roaring twenties was a decade of great optimism and enthusiasm following the end of world war i. it was also an era marked by wealth and excess in the united states. during this exuberant period, many people participated in precarious financial endeavors, such as risky investments in the stock market. as stock prices began to soar, more people were encouraged to invest. many individuals even borrowed money to buy stocks, believing that the market would continue to rise indefinitely. these events set the scene for the panic that would spread across the nation when the market finally crashed.

Explanation:

To understand that "exuberant" means "high - spirited", we look for context clues. The phrase "a decade of great optimism and enthusiasm" describes the Roaring Twenties, and "exuberant" is used to describe the same period. Also, "wealth and excess" and people's eager participation in risky financial endeavors (like borrowing to invest, believing the market would rise indefinitely) show a high - spirited, enthusiastic mood. So the relevant texts are "a decade of great optimism and enthusiasm", "wealth and excess", "many people participated in precarious financial endeavors, such as risky investments in the stock market", "more people were encouraged to invest", "Many individuals even borrowed money to buy stocks, believing that the market would continue to rise indefinitely".

Answer:

• "a decade of great optimism and enthusiasm"
• "wealth and excess"
• "many people participated in precarious financial endeavors, such as risky investments in the stock market"
• "more people were encouraged to invest"
• "Many individuals even borrowed money to buy stocks, believing that the market would continue to rise indefinitely"