If a Promising Young Man Attained the Rank of Shengyuan

question 16

Multiple Choice

If a promising young man attained the rank of shengyuan, he was enabled to __________ and to draw a small stipend.

• A) Challenge a decision by the emperor.
• B) Attend a government-sponsored academy.
• C) Exempt his extended family from taxation.
• D) Be married to the daughter of a colleague in the scholar-gentry.

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