“How abominable before God is the Empire or Rule of Wicked Woman, yea, of a traitress and bastard.” That’s the opening of John Knox’s 1558 diatribe The First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women in which he explains that “To promote a Woman to bear rule, superiority, dominion or empire above any realm, nation or city is
A. Repugnant to nature.
B. Contumely to God.
C. The subversion of good order, of all equity and justice.
(It’s not a multiple choice, all these are the correct answer) and that “Woman in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man, not to rule and command him.”
How much has changed since, and how much do you know about it? Try the quiz to find out. If you’d like some help finding the answers, try the following:
See full Press Release: http://oecdinsights.org/2014/03/07/whats-the-difference-try-our-international-womens-day-quiz-and-find-out/
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