C.) Life was unpredictable and difficult, and they assumed their difficulties were a punishment
Explanation:
The Mesopotamians believed in many gods who control different aspects of life; examples include Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, and Enki, the god of freshwaters. With the gods having power over specific aspects of their lives, they believed that keeping them happy was essential to the prosperity of their civilizations. For example, if a civilization does not have a sufficient yield in crops, they will believe they upsetted Tammuz, the god of agriculture. This is why the Mesopotamians built massive temples called ziggurats to worship and keep the gods happy and prevent tragedies from occurring.
Technically speaking a teacher would assume that Paul is cheating. But in some occasions there are kids that are way more acedmically advanced than other kids, or the kid could have already taken a similar quiz and known what to do.
