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Blockchain CBDE Exam - Topic 5 Question 125 Discussion

Using selfdestruct(beneficiary) with the beneficiary being a contract without a payable fallback function:
B) it's impossible to secure a contract against receiving ether, because selfdestruct will always send ether to the address in the argument. This is a design decision of the Ethereum platform.
A) will throw an exception, because the fallback function is non-payable and thus cannot receive ether.
C) selfdestruct doesn't send anything to a contract, it just re-assigns the owner of the contract to a new person. Sending ether must be done outside of selfdestruct.

Blockchain CBDE Exam - Topic 5 Question 125 Discussion

Actual exam question for Blockchain's CBDE exam
Question #: 125
Topic #: 5
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Using selfdestruct(beneficiary) with the beneficiary being a contract without a payable fallback function:

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by Dalene at Apr 06, 2026, 08:32 PM

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Margart
7 days ago
A is clear. Can't send ether to a contract without a payable function.
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Tambra
12 days ago
B is the best choice. It's a fundamental design of Ethereum.
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Audry
17 days ago
I disagree with C. Selfdestruct definitely sends ether to the address.
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Adrianna
22 days ago
A makes sense. If the fallback is non-payable, it should throw.
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Jeniffer
27 days ago
I lean towards B. Selfdestruct always sends ether, can't avoid that.
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Jacki
1 month ago
I think A is correct. Non-payable means no ether can be received.
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Magnolia
1 month ago
Wait, are we sure about B? That seems too absolute.
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Chauncey
1 month ago
C) is misleading, selfdestruct does send ether to the address.
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Marge
2 months ago
B) sounds off, selfdestruct does send ether, right?
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Bernardo
2 months ago
Totally agree with A! Makes sense.
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Queenie
2 months ago
A) is correct, can't send ether to a non-payable fallback.
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Theodora
2 months ago
Wait, are we sure about B? That seems too absolute.
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Colette
2 months ago
C) is misleading, selfdestruct does send ether to the address.
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Kenny
2 months ago
B) sounds off, selfdestruct does send ether, right?
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Adaline
4 months ago
Totally agree with A! Makes sense.
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Margart
4 months ago
A) is correct, can't send ether to a non-payable fallback.
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Evangelina
5 months ago
I’m confused about the implications of selfdestruct. Does it really just re-assign ownership? I thought it had to do with ether transfer too.
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Lashawn
5 months ago
I feel like I saw a similar question where selfdestruct was discussed, and it mentioned that it doesn't actually send ether to a contract. So maybe C is the right choice?
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Leslie
5 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about selfdestruct always sending ether. Could it be that option B is correct?
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Jamika
5 months ago
I think option A makes sense because if the fallback function is non-payable, it can't accept ether, right?
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