The Overall Effect of the Scientific Revolution on the Querelles

question 56

Multiple Choice

The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes was to

• A)dispel traditional myths of female inferiority.
• B)increase the role of women in the child-bearing process.
• C)generate facts about differences between men and women that were used to prove male dominance.
• D)demonstrate that there was no inherent skeletal differences between the sexes.
• E)allow women to enroll in most of Europe's universities.

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Definitions:

Price Per Ton

Price per ton is a measurement of cost used to evaluate bulk materials, indicating how much a buyer must pay for a thousand kilograms of the material.

Producer Surplus

The gap between the minimum amount sellers are prepared to accept for a product or service and the increased amount they actually get because of elevated market prices.

Deadweight Loss

A shortfall in economic efficiency due to a good or service not reaching free market equilibrium.

Total Surplus

The combined value of consumer and producer surplus that signifies the overall advantage to society through the manufacturing and consumption of products or services.