Hammurabi's Code Quiz

According to Hammurabi's Code, what was the punishment for theft?

• Cutting off the thief's hand

• Banishment from the city

• A fine payable to the victim

In Hammurabi's Code, what was the penalty for a builder whose poorly constructed house collapsed and resulted in the death of the owner?

• The builder's house would be demolished.

• The builder would pay a fine to the owner's family.

• The builder would be put to death.

What punishment did Hammurabi's Code prescribe for a woman who slandered another woman's reputation with false accusations of adultery?

• The slanderer would be flogged in public.

• The slanderer's tongue would be cut off.

• he slanderer would be required to apologize to the victim.

According to Hammurabi's Code, if a son struck his father, what would be the consequence?

• The son would be imprisoned for a year.

• The son would be fined, and his hand would be cut off.

• The son's fingers would be broken.

What was the punishment for a man who committed adultery with another man's wife, as per Hammurabi's Code?

• The man would be fined.

• The man would be put to death.

• The man would be banished from the city.

According to Hammurabi's Code, if a surgeon's operation resulted in the death of a patient, what would be the surgeon's punishment?

• The surgeon's hands would be cut off.

• The surgeon would be fined.

• The surgeon would be required to provide free medical care to the victim's family.

What punishment did Hammurabi's Code prescribe for a son who disrespected his parents and failed to obey their commands?

• The son would be placed in stocks for a week.

• The son would be banished from the city.

• The son would be sold into slavery.

According to Hammurabi's Code, what was the punishment for a merchant who sold inferior or fraudulent goods?

• The merchant would be fined.

• The merchant would have his goods confiscated.

• The merchant would be thrown into a pit of snakes.

In Hammurabi's Code, what punishment awaited a woman who neglected her household duties and wandered outside the home without proper reason?

• She would be fined.

• She would be stoned to death.

• She would be required to apologize to her husband.

According to Hammurabi's Code, what would happen to a judge who accepted a bribe and rendered an unjust verdict?

• The judge would be fined.

• The judge would be publicly shamed.

• The judge would be removed from the bench and pay 12-fold the fine of the bribe.