In paragraph 14, you just need to look at the text and think about what the paragraph is mainly about, then you’ll have your answer
"potent scent" instead smell, "went wild with hysteria" instead of wild laughter, there is a mistake it should be "grand finale" not grand finally.
something she gave him probably reminded him of something bad from his childhood
Considering the tone and the message in the excerpt, I believe the correct answer to be option C: "All people should dedicate a fair amount of their time to politics", this is because of the way Roosevelt says that everyone has a civic duty and there is no excuse that justifies not fulfilling said duty. He also says that voting is the least a person could do and by doing so, is not to be regarded as a "good citizen" since they could be doing more. So basically, it isn't option A or B or D, especially this last one since he condemns people who vote not just those who do not vote.
