All of the following statements are true of Hammurabi's Law Code, and the Stele of Hammurabi upon which it is engraved, EXCEPT which one?

A. The Stele of Hammurabi shows Hammurabi receiving the law - in the form of a staff - from the sun god Shamash
B. One of the laws form Hammurabi's Law Code states, "if a man has destroyed the eye of a free man, his own eye shall be destroyed"
C. Hammurabi's Law Code was created by Hammurabi, a ruler from the Babylonian empire
D. Under Babylonian law, all individuals were regarded as equals, regardless of wealth or status

Ans: D. Under Babylonian law, all individuals were regarded as equals, regardless of wealth or status

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Although the playwright and the dramaturg serve different functions in the theatre:

a. they are both concerned with ensuring the final version of the play realizes the playwright’s intentions on the stage. b. they are both responsible for creating the play. c. their work often converges. d. they are paid equally

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