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How did women in China bind their feet?
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They broke their toes and wrapped the feet tightly
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They wrapped their toes together with bandages
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They broke their big toe and wrapped it under the foot
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They broke their toes and arches but did not wrap them
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What does the author mostly describe in the passage?
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the rising popularity of neo-Confucianism
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the practice of foot binding and its effects
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how the bones in feet naturally grow
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why women accept painful beauty procedures
Frage 3
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In China, having bound feet was a marker of wealth and status. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?
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“Although the practice was promoted as a way to increase health and fertility, foot binding was clearly detrimental to a woman’s well-being.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Girls with tiny, well-bound feet increased their chances of marrying into a good family and moving up in society.”
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“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?
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because women’s feet were considered dirty
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because only a woman’s husband could see her feet
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to preserve the illusion of ideal beauty
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because men did not like to look at feet
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What is this passage mostly about?
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foot binding in China
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neo-Confucianism
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standards of beauty
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women in ancient China
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