Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies. If the underlined word were replaced with the word "typed,” the tone of the excerpt would be more judgmental. more optimistic. less intellectual. less dramatic.

This question is incomplete because there is no an underlined word; here is the passage with the underlined word

One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies.

Underlined word: Splashed

The correct answer is D. Less dramatic

Explanation:

In the original text, the use of the word "splash" to refer to the action of publishing an important event in the newspaper, creates a highly emotional and dramatic tone (attitude of the writer) because the word splash suggests the news are highly important or will have a great effect. On the other hand, if the word is replaced by the word "typed", which is neutral and does not have an emotional charge, the tone or general attitude will be less dramatic and more neutral as this word shows the news were published but does not suggest the impact of these.

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