Chapter 66. Quiz for Thinking Like a Historian

66.1 When and Why Did Foot Binding Begin?

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Chapter 13: States and Cultures in East Asia 800‍–‍1400
Quiz for Thinking Like a Historian: When and Why Did Foot Binding Begin?

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Question 66.1

Correct. The answer is a. Su Shi made reference to the dancer’s bound feet, describing her light and swift “lotus steps”.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Su Shi made reference to the dancer’s bound feet, describing her light and swift “lotus steps”.
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Question 66.2

Correct. The answer is c. The author cites evidence from the grave of Huang Sheng, who was buried in 1243 at the age of sixteen; her feet were bound with a long strip of cloth, and her coffin included five sets of shoes for bound feet.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The author cites evidence from the grave of Huang Sheng, who was buried in 1243 at the age of sixteen; her feet were bound with a long strip of cloth, and her coffin included five sets of shoes for bound feet.
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Question 66.3

Correct. The answer is a. Che Ruoshui questioned the morality of foot binding, observing, “Little girls not yet four or five years old, who have done nothing wrong, nevertheless are made to suffer unlimited pain to bind [their feet] small. I do not know what purpose this serves.”
Incorrect. The answer is a. Che Ruoshui questioned the morality of foot binding, observing, “Little girls not yet four or five years old, who have done nothing wrong, nevertheless are made to suffer unlimited pain to bind [their feet] small. I do not know what purpose this serves.”
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Question 66.4

Correct. The answer is b. According to Zhou Mi, foot binding originated with a dancer at the court of a highly cultivated ruler of the tenth century.
Incorrect. The answer is b. According to Zhou Mi, foot binding originated with a dancer at the court of a highly cultivated ruler of the tenth century.
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Question 66.5

Correct. The answer is a. Friar Odoric noted the reason for foot binding: “With the women the great beauty is to have little feet.”
Incorrect. The answer is a. Friar Odoric noted the reason for foot binding: “With the women the great beauty is to have little feet.”
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