Which of the following statements concerning the Korean bureaucracy under the influence of China is most accurate?
a. Although Korea emulated the Chinese bureaucratic structure, the satellite never created a Confucian examination system as a means of qualification.
b. With the establishment of the Confucian examination system, advancement within the civil service was determined almost exclusively by test scores.
c. Korean absolutism depended more on a warrior elite than administrative sophistication, so a formal bureaucracy was never established.
d. Korea established a Confucian examination system on the Chinese model, but admission to the bureaucracy was determined almost exclusively by birth.
e. Korean nobility did not welcome Chinese bureaucratic institutions and tried to introduce Korean models.
Answer: D