According to the Text,in the Past Why Was It Considered

question 103

Multiple Choice

According to the text,in the past why was it considered important that a bride be a virgin?

• A)being a virgin was a sign of a woman's purity and devotion to her husband
• B)to ensure that land was inherited only by biological descendants of the husband
• C)to ensure she did not have more sexual experience than her new husband
• D)to ensure that she hadn't previously had children

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