LSAT 23 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q6

RC Question 6 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The main point is that women had power in medieval England. This shows that medieval law could not be neatly divided between public and private.

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1. The passage never said that some women could gain official public office. The author only pointed out that some women wielded influence thanks to their wealth and landholdings.
2. This isn’t even true. A dower and a jointure (line 39) could be even more important than an inheritance, if the inheritance was small.
3. CORRECT. This covers all paragraphs. Widows couldn’t hold official office, but some had influence because they were wealthy landowners.
4. The passage only talks about the thirteenth century. Women may have had more influence in earlier centuries (perhaps in Roman times?).
5. This doesn’t say why it was important that women could own land. The passage points out that these women wielded influence because of their wealth.