How did Taizu’s reforms impact China’s civil service exam system? -Only nobles and lords were allowed to take the exam.
-The exam used multiple-choice questions rather than essays.
-More people had more opportunities to take the exam.
-The exam was based on Daoism rather than Confucian values.

D

Explanation:

During the Song dynasty (960-1279 CE) the examinations were restructured to meet greater demand - five times that seen during the Tang. Now a qualifying examination was imposed to select those candidates more likely to do well in the examinations proper.

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