题目内容：
Questions arebasedonthefollowingpassage． ItisnotoftenrealizedthatwomenheldahighplaceinsouthernEuropeansocietiesinthe10thandllthcenturies．Asawife，thewomanwasprotectedbythesettingupofadowry(嫁妆)．Admittedly，thepurposeofthiswastoprotectheragainsttheriskofdesertion，butinrealityitsfunctioninthesocialandfamilylifeofthetimewasmuchmoreimportant．Thedowrywasthewifesrighttoreceiveatenthofallherhusband’sproperty．Thewifehadtherighttowithholdconsent，inalltransactionsthehusbandwouldmake，andmorethanjustaright；thedocumentsshowthatsheenjoyedarealpowerofdecision，equaltothatofherhusband．Innocasedothedocumentsindicateanydegreeofdifferenceinthelegalstatusofhusbandandwife．
Thewifesharedinthemanagementofherhusbandspersonalproperty，buttheoppositewasnotalwaystrue．Womenseemedperfectlypreparedtodefendtheirowninheritanceagainsthusbandswhotriedtoexceedtheirrights，andonoccasiontheyshowedafinefightingspirit．AcaseinpointisthatofMariaVivas．HavingagreedwithherhusbandMirotosellafieldshehadinherited，fortheneedsofthehousehold，sheinsistedoncompensation．Nonebeingoffered，shesucceededindraggingherhusbandtothescribetohaveacontractdulydrawnupassigningherapieceoflandfromMir0’spersonalinheritance．Theunfortunatehusbandwasobligedtoagree，asthecontractsays，“forthesakeofpeace”．Eitherthroughthedowryorthroughbeinghot-tempered，thewifeknewhowtowinherself，withthecontextofthefamily，apowerfuleconomicposition．
Originally，thepurposeofadowryisto——． A．giveawomantherighttoreceiveallherhusband’sproperty
B．helpawomantoenjoyahigherpositioninthefamily
C．protectawomanagainsttheriskofdesertion
D．bothAandC
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