Tanya Chapter 1 Part 1

What is the oath that the מלאכים make a נשמה swear before it comes into this world?

• To be a רשע and not a צדיק.
• To be a צדיק and not a רשע.
• To be neither a צדיק nor a רשע.
• To be a צדיק or a רשע.

If you switch the shin to a sin in the word משביעים what is being done to the neshama?

• Being denied the strength to fulfill its mission.
• Being given the weakness to fulfill its mission.
• Being indifferent to the fulfillment of its mission.
• Being given the strength to fulfill its mission.

What is the two part oath that one must swear before coming to this world?

• Be a צדיק and don't be a רשע.
• Be a רשע and don't be a צדיק.
• Be neither a צדיק nor a רשע.
• Be a צדיק or a רשע.

According to the ברייתא in מסכת נדה, how should a person look at himself?

• Be righteous in his own eyes.
• Be wicked in his own eyes.
• Be mediocre in his own eyes.
• Be confused in his own eyes.

According to the משנה in אבות, how should a person view themselves?

• Don't be a צדיק in your eyes.
• Don't be righteous in your eyes.
• Don't be a רשע in your eyes.
• Don't be anything in your eyes.

Does the ברייתא agree with the משנה in אבות?

• Yes
• No
• Sometimes
• Always

Logically, what's wrong with looking at yourself as a רשע?

• You might become happy and not be able to serve Hashem with joy.
• You might become indifferent and not be able to serve Hashem with joy.
• You might become angry and not be able to serve Hashem with joy.
• You might become sad and not be ablet to serve Hashem with joy.

What if a person won't become downhearted when he thinks of himself as a רשע?

• He might not care about the fulfillment of mitzvos at all.

• He might care excessively about the fulfillment of mitzvos.

• He might overwork in doing aveiros

• He might forget about the fulfillment of mitzvos entirely.

What do chassidim call the "passport" to a maamer?

• The answers on nigleh of Torah that introduces the chassidus explanation.
• the questions on nigleh of Torah that introduces the chassidus explanation.
• The doubts on nigleh of Torah that introduces the chassidus explanation.
• The misunderstandings on nigleh of Torah that introduces the chassidus explanation.

How many kinds of people did the gemara categorize?

• 3.0
• 4.0
• 6.0
• 5.0