Before the Torah was given, how did a man marry a woman?
Halacha 1 states that before the Torah was given, a man would bring a woman home, conduct relations with her in private, and she would thereby become his wife — no witnesses or formal acquisition were required.
Question 2
According to the Rambam, which method of kiddushin is Rabbinic in origin (midivrei soferim)?
Halacha 2 states that sexual relations and the transfer of a formal document have their origin in the Torah itself, while the transfer of money is Rabbinic in origin — though it carries the same binding legal force.
Question 3
What is the legal status of a woman after kiddushin but before nissuin (entering her husband's home)?
Halacha 3 rules that once kiddushin is formalized she is considered a married woman even without nissuin; anyone who engages in relations with her is liable to execution by the court, and her husband must issue a get to divorce her.
Question 4
How many women are included in the Rabbinic category of shniyot?
Halacha 6 enumerates exactly twenty women forbidden by Oral Tradition as shniyot — secondary prohibitions — including various grandmothers and wives of grandfathers, some of which extend without limit through all generations.
Question 5
What verse does the Rambam cite as the Torah's source for the prohibition of harlotry?
Halacha 4 cites Deuteronomy 23:18 as the Torah's prohibition against harlotry. Once the Torah was given, a man who has relations with a woman without kiddushin receives lashes because he has relations with a harlot.