Quiz on the Code of Hammurabi

What is the Code of Hammurabi best known for?

• Being the oldest set of laws

• Being the best preserved set of laws

• Being the shortest set of laws

• Being the most modern set of laws

Who was the ruler responsible for the Code of Hammurabi?

• King Tutankhamun

• King Nebuchadnezzar

• King Hammurabi

• King Solomon

What material was used to write the Code of Hammurabi?

• Papyrus

• Clay tablets

• A huge black stone

• Metal sheets

How tall was the stone pillar, or stela, that the Code of Hammurabi was written on?

• 3 feet

• 6 feet

• 9 feet

• 12 feet

How many paragraphs of laws were covered on the stone?

• 150

• 200

• 282

• 350

In what script were the laws of the Code of Hammurabi written?

• Hieroglyphics

• Latin

• Cuneiform

• Greek

Where is the Code of Hammurabi currently located?

• British Museum

• Louvre Museum

• Smithsonian Institution

• Vatican Museums

Who discovered the Code of Hammurabi?

• Howard Carter

• Jean-Vincent Scheil

• Heinrich Schliemann

• Arthur Evans

What type of laws did the Code of Hammurabi cover?

• Only criminal laws

• Only family laws

• Family, economic, and criminal laws

• Only economic laws

What was the punishment for a man who put out the eye of a noble person according to the Code?

• Pay a fine

• Lose his own eye

• Imprisonment

• Exile