Skip to main content

Exploring Adultery: Legal and Cultural Perspectives

This quiz explores various aspects of adultery, encompassing its legal implications, cultural perspectives, and the different penalties associated with it in various jurisdictions. Test your knowledge on these important issues.

#adultery #law #cultural studies #Islamic law #penalties #European Union #East Asia

1 This was the civil ________ arising from the same act(s) giving rise to the criminal action for adultery, being based upon the husband's loss of property rights to his wife as a chattel.

2 Under Muslim law, adultery and extramarital sex in general is ________ by a person (whether man or woman) with someone to whom they are not married.

3 In some places, such as ________[40] and Saudi Arabia,[41] the method of punishment for adultery is stoning to death.

4 The Ordinance has been particularly controversial because it requires a woman making an accusation of ________ to provide extremely strong evidence to avoid being charged with adultery herself.

5 The Ordinance sets a maximum penalty of death, although only imprisonment and ________ have ever actually been imposed.

6 Adultery had at one time attracted severe sanctions, including the ________.

7 Adultery is not a crime in most countries of the European Union, including ________, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland or Sweden.

8 In the ________, laws vary from state to state.

9 Punishing by stoning is not mentioned in the Quran, and is based solely upon ________.

10 In some East Asian countries, including ________, and Taiwan, adultery continues to be a crime.

đź’ˇ Interesting Facts

  • a 1631 Bible (frontispiece pictured) commanded readers to commit adultery.
  • in the Latin poem De vetula, its supposed author Ovid renounces adultery.
  • the Council of Nablus, held in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1120, established punishments for adultery, bigamy, homosexuality, and sexual relations with Muslims.
  • Tutinama is a collection of 52 Persian stories narrated through a parrot to prevent his owner (pictured) from committing adultery while her husband was away.
  • Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is on death row in Iran for the crime of adultery, and was originally to be executed by stoning.
  • Japanese poet Kitahara Hakushu was jailed for adultery in 1912.
  • Hödekin, a house spirit of German folklore, is best known for saving the wife of a man of Hildesheim from committing adultery.
  • Saint Gangulphus, who was murdered by his wife's lover in 760, is invoked as a patron against adultery and marital difficulties.
  • Emmy Award-winning director Dearbhla Walsh described one scene in Talk to Me where a teacher commits adultery with her 15-year-old pupil as "not so much about sex as about love".
    • Previous Quiz Next Quiz

    Related Quizzes

    Key Events and Figures of 1992

    #1992 #history #politics #technology #law #quiz

    Understanding African American History and Culture

    #African American History #Civil Rights #American Politics #Cultural Studies #Social Justice

    Exploring the Arabic Language

    #Arabic language #language learning #linguistics #Middle Eastern studies #cultural studies

    Understanding Arson: A Quiz on Fire Crimes

    #Arson #Fire Crimes #Legal Studies #Criminal Law #Educational Quiz

    Exploring the Muses and the Concept of Artistry

    #Art #Muses #Greek Mythology #Creativity #Performance Arts #Cultural Studies

    Understanding Legal Roles and Terminology

    #law #legal terms #education #attorney #quiz

    Understanding Bankruptcy and Insolvency

    #bankruptcy #insolvency #law #economics #financial literacy #history

    Understanding the Role of Barristers in Various Legal Systems

    #Barrister #Legal Profession #Solicitor #Law #Jurisdiction #Legal Systems