Quiz on Hammurabi's Babylonia

What was the capital of the kingdom of Babylonia during Hammurabi's time?

• Larsa

• Mari

• Babylon

• Ur

How many laws were carved on the stele known as Hammurabi's Code?

• 150

• 282

• 300

• 200

From where or whom does Hammurabi get the laws?

• The people of Babylon

• The god Shamash

• The king of Egypt

• The council of elders

Is there any evidence in this document that can be used to argue that Hammurabi's Code was just?

• The code was written in a secret language

• The laws were given by a god

• The code was hidden from the public

• The laws were only for the elite

How can you use this document to argue that Hammurabi's Code was just?

• It was written to entertain

• It was created to protect the strong

• It aimed to ensure righteousness and protect the weak

• It was meant to gain power

In Law 129, what does it mean to "bind them and cast them into the water"?

• To imprison them

• To exile them

• To execute them by drowning

• To forgive them

Hammurabi said that his code was meant to protect the weak. Is there evidence in this document that the code did so?

• Yes, it provides for the poor

• Yes, it ensures the sick wife is cared for

• No, it only punishes the weak

• No, it focuses on the wealthy

What must a man do if his irrigation trench floods his neighbor's field according to Laws 53, 54?

• Pay a fine to the neighbor

• Restore the crop he has caused to be lost

• Apologize formally to the neighbor

• Move to a different area

What is the consequence in Hammurabi's Code if a man knocks out the eye of a free man?

• He must pay 10 shekels of silver.

• His eye shall be knocked out.

• He must pay 2 shekels of silver.

• His hands shall be cut off.

What does Hammurabi's Code require if a surgeon saves the life of a free man using a bronze lancet?

• The surgeon receives 10 shekels of silver.

• The surgeon's hands are cut off.

• The surgeon receives 5 shekels of silver.

• The surgeon is imprisoned.