Which of these inferences about the following passage is best supported by the text?
Outraged by the Nazis’ treatment of his family, Herschel walked into the German Embassy in Paris and shot Ernst vom Rath, the secretary.
The murder spawned a night of terror. It was the worst pogrom—the most savage attack against the Jews of Germany—thus far in the twentieth century.
Answer choices for the above question
A. After the night of terror, the Nazis held off on any further attacks or actions against the Jews.
B. The murder committed by Herschel Grynszpan was part of a larger series of violent acts committed by Jews against the Nazis.
C. The Nazi violence against the Jews was considerably worse in countries outside of Germany than within it.
D. The Nazi response to the shooting was likely planned out and organized well before Herschel’s actions.
To determine the best-supported inference from the passage, we need to carefully analyze the information provided.
The passage states that Herschel was outraged by the Nazis' treatment of his family and that he walked into the German Embassy in Paris and shot Ernst vom Rath, the secretary. This action by Herschel then led to a night of terror, described as the worst pogrom against the Jews of Germany at that time.
Using this information, we can evaluate each answer choice:
A. After the night of terror, the Nazis held off on any further attacks or actions against the Jews.
This answer choice is not supported by the text. The passage does not provide any clear indication that the Nazis stopped attacking or taking actions against Jews after the night of terror.
B. The murder committed by Herschel Grynszpan was part of a larger series of violent acts committed by Jews against the Nazis.
The passage does not provide evidence to support this inference. It only focuses on Herschel's actions and the resulting night of terror, without mentioning any broader series of violent acts by Jews against Nazis.
C. The Nazi violence against the Jews was considerably worse in countries outside of Germany than within it.
The passage does not provide any information to support this inference. It primarily discusses Herschel's actions, the night of terror, and the severity of the attack against Jews in Germany specifically.
D. The Nazi response to the shooting was likely planned out and organized well before Herschel’s actions.
This inference is the best-supported by the text. The passage states that the night of terror was the result of Herschel's actions, indicating that the Nazis reacted to his shooting. The phrase "thus far in the twentieth century" suggests that the night of terror was a significant event triggered by Herschel's action. Therefore, it is reasonable to infer that the Nazi response may have been planned and organized beforehand, given the scale and severity of the attack.
The best-supported inference from the passage is D. The Nazi response to the shooting was likely planned out and organized well before Herschel’s actions.