Question

Excerpt from Jane Addams: A Heroine of the Progressive Movement Lindsay Rock She could not abandon her humanitarian ideals, however, and agreed to help the war effort by supplying food and other necessities to women and children in enemy countries. In this passage, the word humanitarian means A) charitable. B) educated. C) peaceful. D) reserved.

Answer 1

The answer is: A) charitable.

Humanitarian means concerned or attempting to improve human well-being, and charitable relates to the relief of those in need. As a consequence, both words have similar meanings and make reference to assisting those who need help.

In the excerpt, the woman is described as having ideals to support even women and children in enemy countries during the war, by providing them with food and other necessities.