If you look closely at some of the early copies of the Declaration of Independence,
beyond the flourished signature of John Hancock and the other 55
men who signed it,
you will also find the name of one woman, Mary Katherine Goddard.
It was she, a
Line Baltimore printer, who published the first official copies of the
Declaration, the first
(5) copies that included the names of its signers and therefore
heralded the support of all
thirteen colonies.
Mary Goddard first got into
printing at the age of twenty-four when her brother
opened a printing shop in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1762. When
he proceeded to
get into trouble with his partners and creditors, it was Mary
Goddard and her mother
(10) who were left to run the shop. In 1765 they began publishing the Providence
Gazette, a
weekly newspaper. Similar problems seemed to follow her brother as
he opened
businesses in Philadelphia and again in Baltimore. Each time Ms.
Goddard was
brought in to run the newspapers. After starting Baltimore's first
newspaper, The
Maryland
Jounal, in 1773, her brother went broke trying to organize a
colonial postal
(15) service. While he was in debtor's prison, Mary Katherine Goddard's
name appeared on
the newspaper's masthead for the first time.
When the Continental Congress
fled there from Philadelphia in 1776, it
commissioned Ms. Goddard to print the first official version of
the Declaration of
Independence in January 1777. After printing the documents, she
herself paid the post
(20) riders to deliver the Declaration throughout the colonies.
During the American Revolution,
Mary Goddard continued to publish Baltimore's
only newspaper, which one historian claimed was "second to
none among the
colonies." She was also the city's
postmaster from 1775 to 1789 ― appointed by
Benjamin Franklin ― and is considered to be the first woman to hold
a federal position.
Questions
33. With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly
concerned?
(A) The accomplishments of a
female publisher
(B) The weaknesses of the
newspaper industry
(C) The rights of a female
publisher
(D) The publishing system in
colonial America
34. Mary Goddard's name appears on the Declaration of Independence
because
(A) she helped write the
original document
(B) she published the document
(C) she paid to have the
document printed
(D) her brother was in prison
35. The word "heralded" in line 5 is closest in meaning
to
(A) influenced
(B) announced
(C) rejected
(D) ignored
36. According to the passage, Mary Goddard first became involved
in
publishing when she
(A) was appointed by Benjamin
Franklin
(B) signed the Declaration of
Independence
(C) took over her brother's
printing shop
(D) moved to Baltimore
37. The word "there" in line 17 refers to
(A) the colonies
(B) the print shop
(C) Baltimore
(D) Providence
38. It can be inferred from the passage that Mary Goddard was
(A) an accomplished
businesswoman
(B) extremely wealthy
(C) a member of the Continental
Congress
(D) a famous writer
39. The word "position" in line 24 is closest in meaning
to
(A) job
(B) election
(C) document
(D) location
Please tally your answer with
the below provided answers and then comment below, how much you got!
Answer
33. A 34. B 35. B 36. C 37.
C 38. A 39. A
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