LSAT 105 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q24

RC Question 24 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Which one of the following statements about women’s roles …

DISCUSSION: The passage describes how women’s education was limited compared to men’s because of women’s “unsuitability” for public roles. It also states that highly educated women were often treated as exceptions rather than as models for others.

So you can expect that the answer will reflect this patriarchal view of women.

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1. The passage never states that women taught grammar, just that they were taught grammar instead of rhetoric and dialectic.
2. The passage states the opposite. Women were excluded from rhetorical training (end of paragraph 2).
3. Stylistic and literary criticism were studied by both genders. The real divide occurred when male students advanced while women remained in grammar studies.
4. The passage never states that female authors studied beyond the female curriculum.
5. CORRECT. This is stated in the beginning of paragraph 3.