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Quiz – Siman 80
Welcome to your Kitzur Quiz - Siman 080
1.
For a Jew to snip off the burnt tip of a wick is:
A) A biblical prohibition
B) A rabbinical prohibition
C) Mutar
D) Safek
None
2.
On a particularly windy day your Shabbos candles were flickering a lot, and you wanted to close the window. You suspected that the change in pressure from closing the window might cause the candle to extinguish. Was it permitted to close the window?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
3.
May one ideally add sugar to a boiling hot liquid in a kli sheini?
Yes
No
None
4.
Is it permitted to put bread in your too-hot-to-eat soup which is in a kli sheini?
Yes
No
None
5.
May one place a solid food in a place where it could cook, just long enough for it to become warm?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
6.
May a person place a cold food inside of a warming-oven?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
7.
May one wrap a hot food on Shabbos in a wrapping which merely preserves hear?
Yes
No
None
8.
If one wants to make a vinegar and horseradish mixture on Shabbos, he may not:
Add lots of vinegar
Add very little vinegar
Shake the container
Mix it with a spoon
Mix it with his finger
Put the vinegar in first
Put the horseradish in first
None
9.
It was Shabbos, and Adam was walking by a public apple tree and saw an apple on the ground. He was not sure if the apple fell on Shabbos or before Shabbos. May Adam eat the apple?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
10.
Adam had many apples (which fell before Shabbos) scattered around his backyard. May he gather them into a basket on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
11.
May one remove peas from their pods on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
12.
May one suck the juice from a grapefruit on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
13.
May one squeeze the juice out of a pickle before eating it?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
14.
May a woman pump milk into a cup on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
15.
May one smash ice cubes to use its water?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
16.
May one peel oranges shabbos morning to eat them on late shabbos afternoon?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
17.
On shabbos, may one drink dirty water through a cloth (so that t he cloth filters the water during the drinking process)?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
18.
Adam loves Turkish coffee. After soaking the ground coffee in his cup for a few minutes, he likes to pour the coffee into a different cup to drink (so that the ground coffee won't mix in with his drink). May Adam pour the liquid into a second cup without leaving any liquid in the first cup, thereby leaving all the ground coffee in the first cup?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
19.
May one dip onion into salt (to soften the sharpness of the onion) directly before eating the onion?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
20.
May one press pieces of food together to make it look pretty on a platter for on shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
21.
May one dry dishes on shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
22.
May one have his non-Jewish worker place potato kugel above the oven, before stoking the coals to heat up the house?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
23.
May one use a sponge on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
24.
Could the issur of "kibbus" apply to drying one's hands on a towel?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
25.
Late on Shabbos night, Yitzchak realized that he shouldn't leave his pitcher of water uncovered overnight. He decided to grab one of his undershirts to cover the pitcher with. Was that permitted?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
26.
After walking home from shul on a very rainy Shabbos night, Avraham removed his favorite shirt which became soaked with water, and places it on the floor of the closet. May Avraham now move the shirt from the closet to his bedroom?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
27.
May Avraham wear that shirt next to a powerful heater to dry it off?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
28.
Upon walking to a friend's house Yankel approached a wide river. Should Yankel jump over it or walk around it?
Jump
Walk
None
29.
If all of one's clothing is securely fastened, may one walk through a river on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
30.
May one shake the snow off his black suit on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
31.
If one has dirt on his shoe - in ascending order or preference, with what should one clean the dirt off with?
A cloth; the wall; the floor
The wall; a cloth; the floor
The floor; the wall; a cloth
The wall; the floor; a cloth
None
32.
May on put turmeric in his food to color it yellow?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
33.
May one tie his shoes with a double-bow on shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
34.
If a tailor placed temporary stitches into one's clothing, may one remove those stitches on shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
35.
If two pages of a book were stuck together, may one push the pages apart, thereby breaking the adhesive?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
36.
May one grab a mosquito on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
37.
Avraham just placed a trash bag in the dumpster outside of his home. Before closing the lid of the dumpster he saw many flies inside the dumpster. What should Avraham do?
A) Shoo away the flies he sees, then close the lid
B) Be certain to shoo every fly from the dumpster, then close the lid
C) He doesn't need to worry about the flies which happen to be in the dumpster
D) None of the above
None
38.
May one manually remove a partially detached piece of fingernail from one's finger on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
39.
Two days ago, Yitzchak bought fresh raw meat which has not yet been salted, and its third day falls out on shabbos. What should Yitzchak do to prevent the meat from becoming forbidden?
A) Salt it on Shabbos
B) Ask a goy to salt it on Shabbos
C) Salt it immediately after Shabbos
D) Soak it in salt water on Shabbos
None
40.
May one cut/sharpen fragrant wood to use as a toothpick?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
41.
If one finds a basket hanging from a tree branch:
A) He may remove the basket from the branch
B) He may insert and remove objects from the basket
C) He may not use the basket in any way
D) None of the above
None
42.
If one finds a basket hanging from a peg which was inserted into a tree:
A) He may even remove the basket from the tree
B) He may insert of remove objects from the basket
C) He may not use the basket it any way
D) None of the above
None
43.
May one move a undamaged wooden flower pot (with flowers in it) from above the ground to one's shabbos table?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
44.
May one remove wax from on top of a letter in a book?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
45.
May one break letters on a cake?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
46.
If the page-edges of a book have letters printer on them, so that when one closes the book he forms letters, may one close the book on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
47.
May a Jew walk into a store on Shabbos and say, "Please fill this bowl until here, and tomorrow we'll weigh it"?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
48.
May one use a door which is disconnected from its hinge (yet tied to the doorpost), whereby one must lift and insert the door into the doorway upon entering and exiting?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
49.
May a person plug up a hole in his wall with his clothing?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
50.
May one sweep a floor with a broom on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
51.
Which of the following may one make on Shabbos?
A) A barrier between him and the Sun
B) A barrier between him and "ervah" to make a bracha
C) A barrier between him and wind
D) A barrier which separates between a window and candles
None
52.
May one cover an average crib with a sheet on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
53.
May one carry around a pre-opened umbrella on a rainy Shabbos day?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
54.
May a person remove his suit from a dry cleaner's suit press?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
55.
May one clap hands to calm a crying baby on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
56.
May one clap hands to shoo away animals from his garden on Shabbos?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
57.
May one pour water AROUND a fire which has taken hold of a blanket?
Yes
No
It depends
Machlokes
None
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