evoked
provoked
gained
provided
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Answer is Wrong!
The correct answer is: evoked.
To evoke is to call forth or bring about a particular feeling or response. In this case, the Committee’s appeal to the people for money evoked little response, meaning that it did not elicit much of a reaction from the people.
The other options are incorrect because they do not accurately describe the Committee’s appeal. To provoke is to incite or stimulate to anger, resentment, or action. To gain is to acquire or obtain something. To provide is to supply or furnish something.
In this case, the Committee’s appeal to the people for money did not incite anger or resentment, nor did it acquire or obtain much money. Instead, it simply did not elicit much of a reaction from the people.