Abstract: During the Joseon Dynasty, Saengwon-si was a test that evaluated the understanding of Confucianism, and it was a basic test divided into Sogua(小科, a preliminary examination) along with Jinsa-si(進士試, preliminary examination about literature). Saengwon-si tested two subjects, Saseo-ui(四書疑) which logically asked questions about the four books, and Ogyung-yi(五經義) which describes the earth of one of the five books. At first, both Saseoui and Ogyungyi were tested, and the subjects that the applicant was confident in were written in emotion in the original part of the answers sheet, and the rest of the subjects were written in cursive in the monument to make a difference. After that, with the abolition of the Bipyen(備篇, the answers in the back page) system in 1714, applicants chose one of the two subjects and took the test. This paper focused on to reveal which subjects the applicants mainly chose among the two subjects that were tested in Saengwon-si during the Joseon Dynasty, Saseo-ui and Ogyung-yi. To this end, writer analyzed the preferences of specific subjects and which subjects were ranked relatively well in the future by analyzing data such as answer sheet, applicants personal collections, and Sama- bangmok(司馬榜目, Roster of Successful Licentiate Examination Candidates). First of all, when divided by period, there was an atmosphere that was revered as a Saseo-ui before the 17th century when the Bipyen system was implemented. However, after the abolition of the Bipyen system, Ogyung-yi was also actively written, and since the mid-19th century, the number of people who entered with Ogyung-yi's answers has increased. The ratio of selection of all applicants is unknown, but when limited to those who entered the exam, the two subjects have become almost equal. Of course, this is deeply related to the arrangement of passing quota for each test place and subject
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