In Ancient Rome, Divorce Was Impossible Because

question 9

Multiple Choice

In ancient Rome, divorce was impossible because

• A) At marriage, a woman lost her membership in the patrilineage into which she was born.
• B) At marriage, a woman was incorporated into the lineage of her husband.
• C) The Romans always married within the boundaries of a clan, so that husbands and wives could never cut the kinship ties that bound them to each other.
• D) Both a and b

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Definitions:

Carboxylic Acid

Organic acids characterized by the presence of at least one carboxyl group, which consists of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to a hydroxyl group.

Alcohol

A compound containing one or more hydroxyl (OH) groups attached to a carbon atom.

Ester

Organic compounds formed by the reaction of an acid (usually carboxylic acid) with an alcohol, characterized by the functional group -COO-.

Williamson Ether Synthesis

A chemical reaction that synthesizes ethers from alkyl halides and alcohols using a strong base.