1.
A notably deformed child shall be killed immediately.
2a.
To a father . . . shall be given over a son the power of life and death.
2b.
If a father thrice surrenders a son for sale the son shall be free from the father.
3.
To repudiate [separate from] his wife her husband shall order her . . . to have her own property for herself, shall take the keys, shall expel her.
—Table IV: Paternal Power, Twelve Tables
According to this table, what power did a father have over his children?
a.
to give them land
c.
life and death
b.
to order them to leave
d.
to give them away in marriage
