Which of the following can be used as a penalty in a civil case?
a. four years in prison
b. the death penalty
c. $40,000 fine
d. one and a half years in prison

The question is asking: Which of the following can be used as a penalty in a civil case? We see that options A) and d) are both prison related and option b) means prison (typically) and death penalty - those are not possible in civil cases, which typically involve disputes between two people. The correct answer is c. $40,000 fine - civil cases can only result in fines and compensations