How Would a Poor Peasant Student Be Able to Compete

question 55

Multiple Choice

How would a poor peasant student be able to compete for a government position during the Tang Dynasty?

• A)by achieving a successful military career
• B)through conversion to Buddhism
• C)by having local villagers pay for his tutoring
• D)by becoming a famous artist
• E)through an apprenticeship to a master politician

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