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Question 1

What was the focus of most laws in the Code of Hammurabi?
 
  a. Holding the upper classes accountable to the lower classes
  b. Holding the lower classes accountable to the upper classes
  c. The management of the economy
  d. Marriage and family
  e. The behavior of local officials

Question 2

How was punishment viewed under the Code of Hammurabi?
 
  a. Punishments were more severe for the upper classes.
  b. The system of justice was based on an eye for an eye..
  c. The goal of punishment was reform, not retribution.
  d. The upper class was never punished.
  e. Punishments stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness.



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