QUIZ 2- ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA
1. The Code of Hammurabi reflects the fact that in ancient Babylon:
A) all people were not considered equal
B) women were generally unprotected by law
C) divorce was not permitted under law
D) all of the above
2. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, the gift of life that makes "old men young again" is represented as a:
A) boat
B) bird
C) serpent
D) thorny plant
3. Apart from the Ten Commandments, the Hebrew laws recorded in Exodus:
A) differ dramatically from Hammurabi's code
B) deal only with commercial transactions
C) strongly parallel Hammurabi's code
D) extend the Ten Commandments to non-Jews
