Question

instructions
read the statement or passage and then choose the best answer to the question. answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the statement or passage.
passage
born a slave, horace king earned a place in history for the more than 100 covered bridges he built throughout the southern united states. he also built homes, commercial buildings, and a state hospital in alabama, before being elected to the state house of representatives in 1868. kings accomplishments, impressive as they were, were largely forgotten after his death. but he returned to the public eye in 1997 as the subject of a documentary film, horace: the bridge builder king.
question
the passage indicates that king was not only a builder, but also

• a historian
• a politician
• a filmmaker
• a physician

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the passage. The passage states "before being elected to the state House of Representatives in 1868". A person elected to a political office (like the state House of Representatives) is a politician. A historian studies history (no info on King being a historian), a filmmaker makes films (King was the subject of a documentary, not the maker), and a physician is a doctor (no info on King being a physician). So the best answer is a politician.

Answer:

B. a politician