Question

how did liu bang improve the functioning of government?
○ he placed his most loyal subjects in government jobs
○ he developed civil service exams to reduce corruption
○ he enforced strict rules for workers to ensure job effectiveness
○ he hired the oldest workers because they had the most wisdom

Explanation:

To determine how Liu Bang improved government functioning, we analyze each option:

• Placing loyal subjects in jobs (first option) is more about favoritism, not a systemic improvement.
• Liu Bang (or later Han rulers, but the question is about him) - Wait, actually, Liu Bang's successor and later Han developments included civil service exams? No, wait, the Han dynasty (specifically later) had systems, but the option "He developed civil service exams to reduce corruption" - Wait, no, the civil service exam system was formalized later, but among the options, this is the one related to a structured, merit - based approach to improve governance (reducing corruption via merit - based hiring through exams). The other options: enforcing strict rules for workers (third) is more about labor management, not government structure. Hiring oldest workers (fourth) is not a valid governance improvement method. So the correct option is the one about civil service exams.

Answer:

B. He developed civil service exams to reduce corruption