All of the following constituted a function of the government in Han China EXCEPT
A) Promotion of scientific research.
B) Promotion of Confucian beliefs.
C) Schools for peasant boys.
D) Punishment of criminals.
Ans: C) Schools for peasant boys.
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a. true b. false