Question

read the passage below and answer the question.

\is there any one thus intended by nature to be a slave, and for whom such a condition is expedient and right? or, rather, is not all slavery a violation of nature? there is no difficulty in answering this question, on grounds both of reason and of fact. for that some should rule and others be ruled is a thing not only necessary, but expedient; from the hour of their birth, some are marked out for subjection, others for rule . . . again, the male is by nature superior, and the female inferior; and the one rules, and the other is ruled; this principle, of necessity, extends to all mankind.\

from aristotle, politics: on slavery, written c. 330 bce

the views expressed in the excerpt are best seen as evidence of which of the following in ancient greek society?

choose 1 answer:

a most enslaved people were women

b women had limited property rights

c specialization created defined social hierarchies

d men and women had unequal power

Explanation:

The excerpt from Aristotle's work states that "the male is by nature superior, and the female inferior; and the one rules, and the other is ruled". This directly supports the idea that men and women had unequal power in ancient Greek society. Option A is incorrect as the passage doesn't imply most enslaved people were women. Option B is incorrect as the passage doesn't discuss property rights. Option C is incorrect as the passage focuses on gender - based hierarchy, not specialization - based social hierarchies.

Answer:

D. Men and women had unequal power