The Tenth-Century Painting in Source 8

question 5

Multiple Choice

The tenth-century painting in Source 8.3,"A Literary Gathering," shows

• A) elite women engaged in a heated political discussion.
• B) scholars and officials engaged in solitary contemplation.
• C) men and women engaged in a poetry competition.
• D) commoners copying the lifestyles of the literary elite.

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