In jane austen's time, the law dictated that a man's property was inherited by his closest male heir instead of the women in his family. what was this law known as?

Which line is an example of perfect iambic pentameter? a. "i have been worth the whistle." b. "whose reverence even the head-lugg'd bear would lick," c. "a man, a prince, by him so benefited! " d. "ere they have done their mischief. where's thy drum? " e. "marry, your manhood, mew! "