Barbara Jordan

According to the text, what is mainly the significance of Barbara Jordan being chosen as a keynote speaker?

• She dislikes giving speeches.

• She is emphasizing that she could never have spoken at the Republican National Convention.

• She plans on running for President.

• She is acknowledging the significance of an African-American woman giving a keynote address at a national convention.

Which of these inferences is best supported by the passage?

• She is concerned Americans will become too divided to work together.

• She thinks America is too troubled to save.

• She feels only Democrats can solve America’s problems.

• She wants each region to become its own country.

Which of the following best summarizes Jordan’s remarks about “public servants"?

• She is identifying herself as a citizen and not as an elected official.

• She is bragging about her record as evidence of her trustworthiness.

• She is telling the public they must be smarter than politicians.

• She is telling politicians to lead by example and be more responsible.

Why might Barbara Jordan quote both Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln in her speech?

• She thinks Jefferson and Lincoln are unintelligent.

• She uses their quotes to help support the message of unity and harmony.

• She wishes to emphasize the dark history of slavery.

• She wants to prove she is smarter than the audience.

What is most likely a central idea of Barbara Jordan’s speech?

• Democracy was a terrible idea.

• The public needs to set an example for elected officials, not the other way around.

• It is up to the American people to decide what they collectively want, and work together toward those goals.

• The country is too divided to work together, so we should re-start the Civil War.