Quiz for Document Project 7: Ban Zhao Offers Advice to Elite Women

  1. Question

    Which of the following best characterizes the imperial family’s opinion of Ban Zhao (see Document 7.1)?

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    Correct: The answer is c. Fan Yeh’s biography included a number of examples of imperial sponsorship of Ban Zhao’s intellectual activities and of occasions when her advice was sought after and followed.
    Incorrect: The answer is c. Fan Yeh’s biography included a number of examples of imperial sponsorship of Ban Zhao’s intellectual activities and of occasions when her advice was sought after and followed.
    Which of the following best characterizes the imperial family’s opinion of Ban Zhao (see Document 7.1)?

  2. Question

    Who did Ban Zhao hope would benefit from the Admonitions (see Document 7.2)?

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    Correct: The answer is b. Ban Zhao suggested that the Admonitions would provide her daughters with the systematic approach to conduct that she had failed to instill in them as their mother. Thus, she ordered them to each write out their own copy of the treatise.
    Incorrect: The answer is b. Ban Zhao suggested that the Admonitions would provide her daughters with the systematic approach to conduct that she had failed to instill in them as their mother. Thus, she ordered them to each write out their own copy of the treatise.
    Who did Ban Zhao hope would benefit from the Admonitions (see Document 7.2)?

  3. Question

    What fundamental principle of Chinese thought did Ban Zhao see reflected in the relationship between husband and wife (see Document 7.3)?

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    Correct: The answer is b. Drawing on the principle of Yin and Yang, Ban Zhao saw men and women as having complementary characteristics and duties.
    Incorrect: The answer is b. Drawing on the principle of Yin and Yang, Ban Zhao saw men and women as having complementary characteristics and duties.
    What fundamental principle of Chinese thought did Ban Zhao see reflected in the relationship between husband and wife (see Document 7.3)?

  4. Question

    What qualities did Ban Zhao think it was most important for a woman to cultivate if she hoped to live in harmony with her in-laws (see Document 7.4)?

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    Correct: The answer is a. In Ban Zhao’s view, the woman who strived to be modest in all things and to acquiesce to all of her in-laws wishes was on the path to creating a harmonious household.
    Incorrect: The answer is a. In Ban Zhao’s view, the woman who strived to be modest in all things and to acquiesce to all of her in-laws wishes was on the path to creating a harmonious household.
    What qualities did Ban Zhao think it was most important for a woman to cultivate if she hoped to live in harmony with her in-laws (see Document 7.4)?