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 <u>splashed</u> 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.
