Which of the following statements best describes the Italian humanist attitude toward women?
A) Because of their primitive and volatile nature, women should avoid all exposure to scholarship.
B) Women could be educated, but only in a passive way; they could be patrons of scholarship but not its producers.
C) Since Christianity taught that all are children of God, Roman Stoics believed that both women and men possess reason; women should have the same educational opportunities as men.
D) Women have a better appreciation for subtlety; hence, they are better qualified to be scholars than men.
E) Women should be educated in order to become an active part in the political arena.
Ans: B
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