Empress Wu
A. made a significant contribution to the civil service examination system.
B. achieved nothing positive during her rule.
C. deposed her courtiers at the age of 80 and went on to rule another eight years.
D. found a rationalization for her rule in a Daoist sutra.
E. was assassinated on her fortieth birthday.
Answer: A
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