LSAT 105 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q22

RC Question 22 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Which one of the following best expresses the main …

DISCUSSION: The passage challenges the belief that Renaissance education freed women intellectually. Instead, it argues that women were still excluded from key disciplines that led to public roles.

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1. This mischaracterizes the passage. It said more women were educated, not fewer (very beginning of the passage).
2. CORRECT. Men were trained for public service and debate, while women were trained for private learning and child-rearing. So the division of education was based on societal roles.
3. The passage never claims women weren’t prepared for literature. Literature and translation were the areas where they contributed.
4. This is partially true, but misses the broader point about how these differences shaped women’s roles in society.
5. Too narrow. This is mentioned towards the end of paragraph 1 but not the main idea.