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Sugyo 8, Part 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to רבה בר רב הונא אמר רב, if I rent a donkey to take me 20 kilometres and it dies after 10 kilometres, what is the דין? Include only what רבה בר רב הונא אמר רב actually says. (Check all that apply.)

a)

I have to pay you the full fare.

b)

I have to pay you half the fare.

c)

I can demand that you sell the dead donkey and rent another one for me to use.

d)

I can demand that you sell the dead donkey and buy another one for me to use.

e)

I have a complaint to you because you rented me a weak donkey.

2.

Which of the following statements is true? Check all that apply.

a)

רבה בר רב הונא אמר רב must be discussing a case in which there are no donkeys available to rent where the original one died.

b)

רבה בר רב הונא אמר רב must be discussing a case in which there are plenty of donkeys available to rent where the original one died.

c)

If there are other donkeys available to rent, then the שוכר should just rent another one and not complain.

3.

True or false: The גמרא asks, if there are no other donkeys to rent, then the שוכר should not have to pay any rent at all because he will not end up where he wants to be.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

רבה בר רב הונא אמר רב is discussing a case in which there are other donkeys to rent in the place where the original donkey died.

b)

רבה בר רב הונא אמר רב is discussing a case in which there are no other donkeys to rent in the place where the original donkey died.

c)

It is irrelevant whether there are other donkeys available to rent or not.

5.

The reason the שוכר has to pay half the fare is because

a)

The משכיר would have rented it to someone else otherwise.

b)

Had he only wanted to go this far, he would have had to pay the fare for this distance.

6.

The reason why the משכיר does not have to buy another donkey for the שוכר to use is because

a)

There is not enough money in the value of the dead donkey to buy another donkey.

b)

If the משכיר rented him this donkey, then he does not have to give him another donkey.

c)

There are no available donkeys to buy.

7.

Which is the דין according to רב?

a)

לא מכלינן קרנא

b)

מכלינן קרנא

8.

Which is the דין according to שמואל?

a)

לא מכלינן קרנא

b)

מכלינן קרנא

9.

According to שמואל, would the משכיר have to rent another donkey for the שוכר to use?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It depends on how the donkey died.

10.

According to רב, would the משכיר have to rent another donkey for the שוכר to use?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It depends on how the donkey died.

11.

According to רב, would the משכיר have to buy another donkey for the שוכר to use?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It depends on whether the value of the dead donkey is enough to buy another donkey.

12.

What is a משכנתא דסורא? Check all that apply.

a)

When the מלוה takes the land/trees of the לוה and eats its fruit

b)

When the לוה takes the land/trees of the מלוה and eats its fruit

c)

When the value of the fruit is deducted from the debt

d)

When the מלוה eats the fruit, but the value is not deducted from the debt

13.

What happened to the משכנתא דסורא in the ברייתא that the גמרא in its קשיא? Choose any of the possibilities that the גמרא mentions.

a)

It dried up.

b)

It was cut down.

c)

It burned down in a forest fire.

d)

It developed a disease, so it does not produce any fruit anymore.

14.

If the tree that was used as the משכנתא דסורא dried up, what is the מלוה supposed to do with it so that he can benefit from it (and deduct the benefit from the debt)? Choose all that apply.

a)

Use the tree as firewood.

b)

Sell the tree.

c)

Buy a piece of land with the money that he gets from the sale.

d)

Eat the fruits of that land.

e)

Build a house with the dried-up tree.

15.

What happens to a field during יובל?

a)

It goes back to its original owner.

b)

It produces more fruit than usual.

16.

In the גמרא's קשיא, we say that since the field will go back to its original owner, then the לוה will not have it anymore. This proves that (Choose all that apply.)

a)

רב is right.

b)

שמואל is right.

c)

לא מכלינן קרנא

d)

מכלינן קרנא

17.

In the first answer to the question from משכנתא דסורא, the field (Choose all that apply.)

a)

Was sold for 60 years

b)

Will not be returned during יובל

c)

Will be returned during יובל

d)

Is not worth enough to other selling

18.

If you sell a field for 60 years, it is not returned during יובל. We learn this from the following פסוק:

a)

והארץ לא תמכר לצמיתות

b)

וְשַׁבְתֶּ֗ם אִ֚ישׁ אֶל־אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ

c)

יוֹבֵ֣ל הִ֗וא שְׁנַ֛ת הַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם

d)

בִּשְׁנַ֥ת הַיּוֹבֵ֖ל הַזֹּ֑את תָּשֻׁ֕בוּ אִ֖ישׁ אֶל־אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ

19.

In the final answer to the question from משכנתא דסורא, the reason why it is לא מכלינן קרנא is because the field will not be returned to its original owner during יובל. This is because

a)

The field was burned.

b)

The field was sold for 60 years.

c)

It is discussing a time when יובל does not apply.

20.

At the end of the Sugyo, the Gemoro tries to prove that לא מכלינן קרנא from the fact that

a)

We don't burn the tree as firewood.

b)

The field is returned during יובל.

c)

The field is not returned during יובל.

21.

True or false: In the מסקנא, the Gemoro says that the fact that we do not burn the tree as firewood is a proof that לא מכלינן קרנא.

a)

True

b)

False