Which theme in the passage was common in patriarchal ancient societies?

(A) The importance of attending to the affairs of others (B) The importance of ancestor worship (C) The importance of systematically arranging wine (D) The importance of female purityExplanation: This author emphasizes female purity, a theme common in ancient literature about gender roles. Most ancient societies (or at least the men in those societies) believed that a woman’s virtue was closely related to her sexual purity and her body more generally. Choice (D) is correct.