Brachos Perek Alef

There is a מחלוקת about:

• The earliest time to say the evening שמע
• The latest time to say the evening שמע
• Both
• Neither

Which opinon gives the least amount of time for saying the evening שמע?

• חכמים
• ר' אליעזר
• רבן גמליאל
• ר' יהושע

Which of these is earlier in the morning?

• בין תכלת ללבן
• בין תכלת לכרתי
• Both of the above (they refer to the same time)
• נץ החמה

How many opinions are there regarding the latest time to say the morning שמע?

• 1.0
• 2.0
• 3.0

What do the words "ובשכבך ובקומך" in the possuk refer to?

• The time when people go to sleep and the time they wake up
• The position of lying down and the position of standing up
• בית שמאי: postion, בית הלל: time
• בית שמאי: time, בית הלל: position

What is the reasoning of בית הלל regarding the position in which to say שמע?

• Common sense
• Words in the possuk
• Comparison to the laws of ברכות
• A tradition passed down from הר סיני

How many ברכות are said before and after שמע?

• 2 before and 2 after
• In evening: 2 before and 1 after, in morning: 2 before and 2 after
• In evening: 1 before and 2 after, in morning: 2 before and 2 after
• In evening: 2 before and 2 after, in morning: 2 before and 1 after

Before the evening שמע, we say:

• 1 ברכה that is ארוכה
• 2 ברכות that are ארוכה
• 1 ברכה ארוכה and then 1 ברכה קצרה
• 1 ברכה קצרה and then 1 ברכה ארוכה

We mention יציאת מצרים in:

• The paragraph of והיה
• The paragraph of ויאמר
• In both
• In neither

Who holds that we must mention יציאת מצרים at night?

• חכמים
• בן זומא
• ר' אלעזר בן עזריה
• B and C are correct