Saddleback ARC
Test por , creado hace más de 1 año

Test sobre Foot Binding, creado por Saddleback ARC el 13/12/2017.

1011
0
0
Sin etiquetas
Saddleback ARC
Creado por Saddleback ARC hace más de 6 años
Cerrar

Foot Binding

Pregunta 1 de 5

1

How did women in China bind their feet?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • They broke their toes and wrapped the feet tightly

  • They wrapped their toes together with bandages

  • They broke their big toe and wrapped it under the foot

  • They broke their toes and arches but did not wrap them

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 5

1

What does the author mostly describe in the passage?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the rising popularity of neo-Confucianism

  • the practice of foot binding and its effects

  • how the bones in feet naturally grow

  • why women accept painful beauty procedures

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 5

1

In China, having bound feet was a marker of wealth and status. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • “Although the practice was promoted as a way to increase health and fertility, foot binding was clearly detrimental to a woman’s well-being.”

  • “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.”

  • “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.”

  • “Girls with tiny, well-bound feet increased their chances of marrying into a good family and moving up in society.”

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 5

1

“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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • because women’s feet were considered dirty

  • because only a woman’s husband could see her feet

  • to preserve the illusion of ideal beauty

  • because men did not like to look at feet

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 5

1

What is this passage mostly about?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • foot binding in China

  • neo-Confucianism

  • standards of beauty

  • women in ancient China

Explicación

Anterior
Siguiente