Quiz for Evaluating the Evidence 11.3: Christine de Pizan, Advice to the Wives of Artisans

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1. Which of these might Christine de Pizan have seen as bad advice?

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Correct. The answer is a. Christine de Pizan believed that a woman’s economic security depended on her knowledge and involvement in all aspects of the family’s business and finances.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Christine de Pizan believed that a woman’s economic security depended on her knowledge and involvement in all aspects of the family’s business and finances.
1. Which of these might Christine de Pizan have seen as bad advice?

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2. Which of these did Christine de Pizan see as a common mistake made by parents?

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Correct. The answer is b. In Christine de Pizan’s view, parents who overindulged their children were setting them on a path towards “wickedness and ruin.”
Incorrect. The answer is b. In Christine de Pizan’s view, parents who overindulged their children were setting them on a path towards “wickedness and ruin.”
2. Which of these did Christine de Pizan see as a common mistake made by parents?

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3. Which of these describes Christine de Pizan’s ideal artisan’s wife?

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Correct. The answer is a. In Christine de Pizan’s view, the ideal artisan’s wife sought constantly to save her family from unnecessary expense, to protect and grow the family business, and to prepare her children for productive lives.
Incorrect. The answer is a. In Christine de Pizan’s view, the ideal artisan’s wife sought constantly to save her family from unnecessary expense, to protect and grow the family business, and to prepare her children for productive lives.
3. Which of these describes Christine de Pizan’s ideal artisan’s wife?