1) Which of the following is the most flexible form of punishment in the Islamic penal system?

1. Retribution.
2. Prescribed punishments for hadd crimes.
3. Discretionary punishments.
4. All of the above.

2) Which of the following is true with regards to the Islamic law of punishment?

1. There is no concept of retribution as a form of punishment since it cannot do full justice to the crime.
2. There is no concept of discretionary punishments as all punishments have been clearly stated in the texts of the Quran.
3. Punishments that are not fixed by Islamic Law are not applied in the Islamic courts.
4. None of the above.

3) What makes it extremely difficult to obtain a conviction when applying the laws for hadd crimes?

1. The fact that the laws contradict one another.
2. The fact that personal interests and emotions cloud the judgment.
3. Strict rules of evidence are followed to prove these crimes.
4. None of the above.

4) Which of the following is true with regards to the law of hadd crimes?

1. The doctrine has made it extremely simple to obtain a conviction.
2. The doctrine has made it extremely difficult to obtain a conviction.
3. There are no fixed punishments for any crime.
4. Punishments are always based on the leader of the Islamic state’s personal sense of judgment.

5) Which of the following crimes are associated with fixed punishments?

1. Theft.
2. Abortion.
3. Illegal sales of arms and ammunition.
4. Smuggling.
5. Tax evasion.

6) What is the principal purpose of the institution of prescribing hadd punishments?

1. To deter acts harmful to the fabric of society.
2. To establish fear and terror in the hearts of people so that they live in fear of the Islamic authority.
3. To establish the Islamic leader’s supremacy over all others.
4. To establish Islam’s barbaric stance on eliminating crime from society.