Question

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instruction: answer the following questions by circling the correct answer.
money is pretty old but nobody knows exactly how old it is. perhaps the oldest evidence of people using money is in the code of ur - nammu. the code of ur - nammu is a system of laws written around 2050 bc. thats like 4,000 years ago! many of ur - nammus laws carry fines, such as one stating that if a man is proven innocent of sorcery, his accuser must pay 3 shekels. this ancient document shows me two things: ur - nammu didnt tolerate false witch - hunts, and money is very old.

1. what is the central idea of the text?

a. the central idea of this passage is that the barter system has one of its shortcomings.
b. the central idea of this passage is that money is old
c.. the central idea of this passage is about sorcery.
d. the central idea of this passage is about life in 2050 bc.
it is estimated that over twenty million pounds of candy corn are sold in the us each year. brachs, the top manufacturer, sells enough candy corn to circle the earth 4.25 times if each piece were laid end to end. thats a lot of candy corn, but thats nothing compared to tootsie roll production. over 64 million tootsie rolls are produced every day! but even tootsie rolls have

Explanation:

• Option A: The passage does not discuss the barter system or its shortcomings, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: The passage starts by saying money is old and uses the Code of Ur - Nammu (from around 2050 BC) as evidence, and concludes by stating money is very old. This matches the central idea of the passage.
• Option C: Sorcery is just part of an example law in the passage, not the central idea, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: The passage is not about life in 2050 BC; it's about the age of money, so D is incorrect.

Answer:

B. The Central idea of this passage is that money is old