E X E R C I S E 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
1. One of the things mentioned in the passage that the Code of Hammurabi tells us about
Babylonian culture is that
A) hanging was not used as a means of execution
B) divorce was not permitted
C) land was evenly distributed
D) they had not moved beyond tribal customs
E) there were separate ranks in society
2. According to the passage, Babylonians adopted other people's children into their
families
A) in order to make sure the family survived
B) as a mark of respect for the national god Marduk
C) after they had sent their own children to join the military
D) if their own parents had died during military service for royalty
E) if they did not have enough children to contribute to public works
3. From the information given about the Code of Hammurabi, we can conclude that
A) the stela on which the code is inscribed is the best exhibit at the Louvre
B) it is merely a list of taxes and import duties
C) the description of different punishments for murder takes up the largest part in it
D) modern European law is largely based on the applications stated in it
E) imprisonment may not have been practised as a means of punishment in Babylonia
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