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Realism

Question 1 • *CR Art History I S2 [ELECTIVE, A1560OX]

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the term “gleaning”?

Answer
A
Gleaning was used as a punishment for peasants.
B
Gleaning was used to create warm winter clothes.
C
Gleaning was a form of relief offered to the rural poor.
D
Gleaning was used by beggars on Parisian streetcars.

Explanation

Gleaning means gathering leftover crops from fields after the harvest. In the past, landowners often allowed poor rural people to collect these leftovers as a form of relief. Therefore, the correct sentence is “Gleaning was a form of relief offered to the rural poor.”

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