The goals of the examination system were generally undercut by the ________.

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The yangban, who were the aristocratic class in Korea, had a monopoly on the civil service and dominated the examination system, leading to a lack of social mobility and corruption within the system. This undermined the goals of the examination system to create a merit-based bureaucracy. The other answer choices (Yi rulers, merchant class, Qing rulers) did not have as direct an impact on the examination system in Korea.

The Goals of the Examination System Were Generally Undercut by the ________