Hammurabi's Code

What should be done to the carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills the owner?

• Kill him
• Fine him for the damages
• Make him fix the house
• Send him to jail 

 What should be done when a "sister of god" (or nun) enters the wine shop for a drink?

• Kick her out
• Remove her from the temple
• Burn her at the stake
• 20 lashes with the whip

What happens if a man is unable to pay his debts?

• Send him to jail
• Kill him
• Take his house
• Sell his wife and children as slaves

What happens to the wine seller who fails to arrest bad characters gathered at her shop?

• Kill her
• Fine her
• Close her shop
• Send her to jail

What should be done about a wife who ignores her duties and belittles her husband?

• Reprimand her
• Make her do her job
• Throw her in the river
• Fine her

What should be done if a son is adopted and then the birth-parents want him back?

• The birth parents get the child back
• The adopted parents keep the child
• The child is thrown in the river
• The birth parents are thrown in the river

What should happen to a boy who slaps his father?

• Send him to jail
• 15 lashes with the whip
• Time out and grounded
• Chop his hands off

How is the truth determined when one man brings an accusation against another?

• Ask wittnesses
• Use logic and reason
• Have the accused man jump in the river
• Kill both men

Who was Hammurabi? 

• Hammurabi was a God in Ancient Sumer
• Hammurabi was the King of Babylon
• Hammurabi was a warrior

What does the bolded phrase in the sentence mean :  The purpose of the laws was to unify and maintain order. 

• keep the peace
• punish people
• organize people