Which of the following statements is true regarding the Song dynasty and the civil service examinations?
a. The tests had been in use for over a thousand years.
b. The examinations were not always fair, but were superior to appointments based on heredity.
c. Examinations were less competitive for sons of the privileged.
d. Ninety percent of government positions had been filled by civil service appointments.
e. All of these choices.
Question 2
Pope Gregory VII was a powerful supporter of
a. simony.
b. the divine right of kings.
c. female priests.
d. clerical celibacy.
e. clerical marriage.
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