Women in Ancient China

Who was usually the head of the family in ancient China?

• • The eldest son

• • The mother

• • The father

• • The grandparents

What was generally the reaction to the birth of a female child?

• • Celebration

• • Indifference

• • Disappointment

• • Surprise

When girls got married, where did they usually go to live?

• • With their own family

• • With their husband’s family

• • In a new house built for them

• • With their maternal grandparents

Which of the following was NOT a task generally performed by women at home?

• • Cook

• • Care for children

• • Teach in a school

• • Weave

Were women from scholars' families more likely to have jobs outside the house?

• • Yes

• • No

• • It's not mentioned

• • Only if they were unmarried

Why were female physicians allowed to practice medicine?

• • To perform surgeries

• • To protect the feelings of female patients

• • To give male physicians time off

• • To increase the number of physicians

What was the aim of foot binding?

• • To increase the height of the woman

• • To make the feet less than seven centimeters long

• • To make women walk faster

• • To make it easier for women to wear sandals

Who was Ban Zhao?

• • A queen

• • A famous female historian

• • A poet

• • A politician