Sat Exam question on SC in CR

ivykid96
Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:29:08 +0000

Michiko shoda was not of noble rank when she married into the Japenese imperial family; she was the first _____ to do so.

(a) foreigner
(b) landowner
(c) commoner
(d) imposter
(e) investor

You can eliminate B,D, and E.

I just don’t get why its commoner.

Is it stating that Michiko was not of nobel rank and you usually need to be of nobel rank to marry into a imperial Japanese family?