Answer:
The answer would be C) swimmed. 
Explanation:
If you put each answer into the sentence, you can see if it does or doesn't make sense. Ex:
Lets try A first:
At the motel, we used the exercise room and <u>swammed </u>in  the outdoor pool. 
Although saying "swammed" might be fun, this does not make sense, therefore the answer cannot be A. 
Lets try B next!
At the motel, we used the exercise room and <u>swum </u>in  the outdoor pool.
Again, this might be fun to say and all, but this does not make sense, so we should try C next. 
At the motel, we used the exercise room and <u>swimmed </u>in  the outdoor pool.
This one makes sense and works! We should still try the last answer, D, though (you never know!)
At the motel, we used the exercise room and <u>swam </u>in  the outdoor pool.
At first glance, this may seem correct, but if you say this out loud, it doesn't make sense. The answer must be C) swimmed. 
Hope this helped! :)
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Union troops bombarded Confederate forts, Union forces sustained heavy causalties.
Explanation:
In the middle of the night of April 24, Admiral David Farragut led a fleet of 24 gunboats, 19 mortar boats and 15,000 soldiers in a daring run past the forts. Now, the river was open to New Orleans except for the ragtag Confederate fleet. The mighty Union armada plowed right through, sinking eight ships.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
I feel like agree with (B) much more because in the question it states that the quote has to show the "cultural complexity" of the genre meaning that its not as static as it was before as mentioned in question A. , but how it evolved over-time thus becoming more complex : branching out into different ideas of race and class .