Question

Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention

by Barack Obama

Read these lines from paragraph 5.



"This year, in this election, we are called to reaffirm our values and commitments, to hold them against a hard reality and see how we are measuring up, to the legacy of our forbearers, and the promise of future generations... I say to you tonight: we have more work to do."



What inference can be made from this portion of the speech?


Obama believes the American forbearers had unrealistic goals for future generations.


Obama is concerned about specific problems relating to American values and commitments.


Obama is hoping modern Americans will work together to define new values and commitments.


Obama expects future generations to expand upon the values and commitments of the American forbearers.

Answer 1

Obama is concerned about specific problems relating to American values and commitments.

Explanation: He calls for reaffirming values, measuring them "against a hard reality," and concludes "we have more work to do," indicating concern that current actions fall short of those values.