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gemara

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the first case in the mishna

a)

one who builds his fence out of thorns

b)

one who pours water in the public area is chayav

c)

one who hides glass or thorns

2.

המצניע את הקוץ ואת הזכוכית is case number____ in mishna

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

4

3.

והגודר את גדרו בקוצים means one who

a)

hides glass

b)

builds his fence with thorns

c)

pours water in a public area

d)

fence fell in a public area

4.

וגדר שנפל לרה"ר והוזקו בהן אחרים חייב בנזקן means

a)

a house that was flat

b)

hide thorns

c)

water that spilled in a public area

d)

a wall fell in רה"ר and damages you have to pay

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK

Rav says: They taught that he is liable only when the __________of one who slipped were soiled by the dirty water, but if the one who slipped himself was injured, the one who poured the water is exempt, as it is the impact with the ground that injured him, not the water.

a)

ARM

b)

WATER

c)

CLOTHES

d)

BODY

6.

Rav says: They taught that he is liable only when the clothes of one who slipped were soiled by the dirty water, but if the one who slipped himself was injured, the one who poured the water is exempt. WHY?

a)

IT IS THE GROUND THAT IS OWNERLESS THAT HURT HIM NOT HIS WATER

b)

HE DIDNT POUR THE WATER

c)

HE HAD A BAD DREAM

d)

HE DID NOT INTEND TO HURT ANYONE

7.

Rav Huna saked Rav since he poured the water and made the mud he should be _________

a)

patur

b)

chayav

8.

מי סברת דלא תמו מיא בדתמו מיא

Rav responded: Do you maintain that this is a case where the water was not__________________? It is a case where the water was_______________ leaving only moist dirt. Since there is no mud there that can be deemed as belonging to the one who spilled the water, he is exempt from liability.

a)

only

b)

hot

c)

cold

d)

absorbed

9.

מי סברת דלא תמו מיא בדתמו מיא

Rav responded: Do you maintain that this is a case where the water was not absorbed into the ground? It is a case where the water was absorbed

ACCORDING TO RAV IF THERE WAS MUDDY GROUND AND THE PERSON BRUISED HIMSELF GOD FORBID, THE ONE WHO POURED WOULD BE__________TO PAY

a)

CHAYAV

b)

PATUR

10.

The gemara asked ותרתי למה לי why do I need 2 mishnayos telling me that:

a)

if I hurt someones body I need to pay

b)

if I got someones clothing dirty by pouring water in a public area I need to pay

11.

The gemara says i need 2 mishnayos teaching me that if i poured water in a public area and one got his clothing dirty I need to pay: חדא בימות החמה וחדא בימות הגשמים which means

a)

one for the summer season and one for the rainy season

b)

one for a man one for a woman

c)

one for our time one for mashiachs time

d)

one for jew one for non jews

12.

The braissa explains :those who open [potkin] their gutters and drain the sewage from their houses into the public domain, during the summer they ________ permission to do so,

a)

do not have

b)

do have

13.

The braissa explains

Those who open [potkin] their gutters and drain the sewage from their houses into the public domain, during the rainy season they _______________ permission to do so, since the street is rained upon in any event and thereby washed.

a)

Do not have

b)

Do have

14.

The gemara says we needed an extra Misnha to teach us that even in the winter season where you do have permission to dump out your water still if you damage someones clothing you _________ to pay

a)

must have

b)

do not have

c)

machlokes

15.

א"ר יוחנן לא שנו אלא מפריח אבל מצמצם לא מ"ט פטור אמר רב אחא בריה דרב איקא לפי שאין דרכן של בני אדם להתחכך בכתלים

It is stated in the mishna that one who conceals a thorn or a piece of glass, or one who puts up a fence of thorns, is liable to pay for damage resulting from them.

Rabbi Yoḥanan says: They taught that he is chayav to pay only in a case where:

a)

the glass or thorns were sticking out (extended into the public area but if they were stuck all the way into the wall he is patur

b)

the glass or thorns were stuck all the way into the wall but if they glass is sticking out (extended) into the public area he is patur

16.

רב אחא בריה דרב איקא says that the reason why you are exempt from paying if yo stuck the glass all the way into the wall is

לפי שאין דרכן של בני אדם להתחכך בכתלים which means

a)

people love scratching their backs on the wall

b)

its the normal thing to scratch your back on a wall

c)

it is not the way of people to scratch their back on the wall

17.

ת"ר המצניע קוצותיו וזכוכיותיו לתוך כותל של חבירו ובא בעל כותל וסתר כותלו ונפל לרה"ר והזיקו חייב המצניע

The Chachamim taught :that one who conceals his thorns or his pieces of glass in another’s wall, and the owner of the wall came and demolished his wall and it fell into the public domain, and the thorns or glass caused damage, the ______________________ is liable.

a)

one who hid the glass or thorns

b)

no one

c)

one who concealed them PLUS the owner of the wall

18.

ת"ר המצניע קוצותיו וזכוכיותיו לתוך כותל של חבירו ובא בעל כותל וסתר כותלו ונפל לרה"ר והזיקו חייב המצניע

The Sages taught one who conceals his thorns or his pieces of glass in another’s wall, and the owner of the wall came and demolished his wall and it fell into the public domain, and the thorns or glass caused damage, the one who concealed them is liable.


א"ר יוחנן לא שנו אלא בכותל רעוע אבל בכותל בריא המצניע פטור וחייב בעל הכותל

Rabbi Yoḥanan says: They taught this only in the case of a weak wall, since the one who concealed his items should have anticipated that the owner of the wall would soon demolish it, but in the case of a strong wall, the one who concealed his items is:

a)

exempt, and the owner of the wall is liable.

b)

liable but the owner of the wall is exempt