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Foot Binding
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1How did women in China bind their feet?
- AThey broke their toes and wrapped the feet tightly
- BThey wrapped their toes together with bandages
- CThey broke their big toe and wrapped it under the foot
- DThey broke their toes and arches but did not wrap them
2What does the author mostly describe in the passage?
- Athe rising popularity of neo-Confucianism
- Bthe practice of foot binding and its effects
- Chow the bones in feet naturally grow
- Dwhy women accept painful beauty procedures
3In China, having bound feet was a marker of wealth and status. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?
- A“Although the practice was promoted as a way to increase health and fertility, foot binding was clearly detrimental to a woman’s well-being.”
- B“Virtuous women were prized according to the tenets of Neo-Confucianism, and foot binding was the ultimate symbol of a woman’s purity and discipline.”
- C“According to the legend, foot binding began when an ancient Chinese emperor’s dancer bound her feet to suggest the shape of a new moon or a flower.”
- D“Girls with tiny, well-bound feet increased their chances of marrying into a good family and moving up in society.”
4 “During the day, feet were covered in a binder, socks and shoes, sprayed with perfume and scented powder, and then hidden beneath leggings and skirts. At night women wore special slippers, even while sleeping. Women were expected to wash their feet in private and separately from the rest of their bodies.”
What is a probable reason for why women’s feet always concealed?- Abecause women’s feet were considered dirty
- Bbecause only a woman’s husband could see her feet
- Cto preserve the illusion of ideal beauty
- Dbecause men did not like to look at feet
5What is this passage mostly about?
- Afoot binding in China
- Bneo-Confucianism
- Cstandards of beauty
- Dwomen in ancient China
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- Quiz on Foot Binding, created by Saddleback ARC on 13/12/2017.
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