What Place Did Concubines Have in Chinese Families in Song

question 46

Multiple Choice

What place did concubines have in Chinese families in Song China?

• A) They held more authority in families than did wives.
• B) They were subordinate to wives, and their children were only recognized if the wife failed to bear children.
• C) Wives enjoyed the freedom a concubine gave them, so jealousy from wives was very unusual.
• D) Wives outranked concubines, but the children born to concubines and wives held equal status.

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