Which of the following statements concerning the nature of the Korean society is most accurate?
a. Korean universities fought the trend toward Sinification by using Korean examination systems.
b. Korean society followed the Chinese model of a strong scholar-gentry, a weak aristocracy, and a highly regarded though politically impotent peasantry.
c. Like the Chinese, a wealthy merchant class arose in Korea, but according to Confucian dictates it never achieved high social status.
d. Like the Japanese during the same period, Korean society is typified by the rise of strong merchant and artisan classes.
e. Because of the monopolization of all things Chinese by the tiny Korean elite, neither a merchant nor an artisan class developed in Korea.
Answer: E