WorksheetsTanya Chapter 17
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
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1.
What will finally be clarified in this chapter?
a)
The meaning of כי קרוב אליך וכו
b)
בראשית ברא אלוקים
c)
Why do 11th grade girls learn tanya
2.
What is contrary to the experience of our 5 senses?
a)
to share lunch
b)
to dance in production
c)
to daven under a tallis
d)
בלבבך - to love Hashem with our heart.
3.
Why does the Alter Rebbe point out that the Torah is eternal?
a)
because others said otherwise
b)
because it was a famous saying
c)
To stress that it can't be that the mitzva is outdated.
4.
What does the gemara ask?
a)
How come people talk in tanya class?
b)
Is fear such an easy thing?
c)
Why does she have that?
5.
What is the קל וחומר from the gemara's question?
a)
if love is ez for sure fear is ez
b)
if potato chips would grow on trees then ketchup would be a vegetable
c)
maybe tomorrow
d)
If fear is not easy than for sure love is not easy.
6.
To strengthen the question on the possuk what does the alter rebbe bring from the chochomim?
a)
That they say that only chochomim have control over their hearts.
b)
beinonim could control their heart
c)
everyone could control their heart
7.
How does the Alter Rebbe explain the word לעשותו in the possuk?
a)
That it describes the kind of love which is difficult for us.
b)
That it describes the kind of love which is easy for us.
c)
The love that doesn't bring any action.
d)
The love that is based purely on emotions and doesn't require any action.
8.
So what kind of love does the possuk declare to be very easy?
a)
That it only applies to a select few individuals who are naturally inclined towards love.
b)
That it is solely dependent on external circumstances.
c)
The love that brings to action.
d)
That it only manifests in specific situations or contexts.
9.
What kind of love is needed to bring to action.
a)
Only a theoretical acceptance of the concept of love, without any practical application.
b)
Only a conviction or approval.
c)
That it is a temporary or fleeting feeling that doesn't last long.
d)
That it is something that can be easily manipulated or controlled.
10.
What kind of love is not needed to bring to action?
a)
No emotion is necessary for doing Mitzvos and learning Torah
b)
Only a small amount of emotion is necessary for doing Mitzvos and learning Torah
c)
It is impossible to have enough emotion to do Mitzvos and learn Torah
d)
palpable burning love like a flame.
11.
What can every person achieve?
a)
Everyone can have a conviction or approval that Hashem can give a lot more then anything this world has to offer.
b)
Only those who are religious can have this conviction
c)
This conviction is only possible for the wealthy
d)
This conviction is only possible for people who have experienced great suffering
12.
What does the conviction that everyone can achieve lead him to do?
a)
This phrase is only applicable to certain types of Mitzvos
b)
This phrase is only applicable to Mitzvos that are easy to do
c)
Enough emotion to get him to do Mitzvos and learn Torah.
d)
This phrase is only applicable to Mitzvos that have an immediate benefit
13.
What describes the purpose of man?
a)
כי קרוב
b)
שמע ישרא-ל
c)
היום לעשותם
d)
בראשית ברא
14.
What does היום לעשותם mean?
a)
We only need to worry about the intention behind the Mitzvos, not the actual actions
b)
That we only need to worry about doing the actual mitzvos.
c)
We only need to worry about doing the Mitzvos that are easy for us
d)
We only need to worry about doing the Mitzvos that we understand the purpose of
15.
What natural state helps our service of 'ה?
a)
The heart controls the mind
b)
The mind and heart are completely separate and do not affect each other
c)
The body controls the mind and heart
d)
the mind controls the heart
16.
Why will your limbs follow your conviction?
a)
Because your body follows your mind by nature.
b)
Your mind follows your body by nature
c)
Your mind and body are completely separate and do not affect each other
d)
Your body is in complete control of your mind
17.
Who is not ruled by his mind?
a)
the wicked person.
b)
um... i'm not gonna say
c)
people from another country
d)
the beinoni who doesn't think.
18.
Why does the mind not rule the heart by רשעים?
a)
The wicked person is punished because they did not indulge in forbidden things
b)
The wicked person is not punished for their actions
c)
As a punisment for their indulgence in forbidden things.
d)
The wicked person is rewarded for indulging in forbidden things
19.
Why are רשעים called מתים even while they are alive?
a)
The wicked person indulges in permanent, long-lasting pleasures
b)
Because they only indulge in temporary short lived pleasures.
c)
The wicked person is only punished for indulging in temporary pleasures, not forbidden ones
d)
The wicked person does not indulge in any pleasures
20.
What must a רשע do before he can start to serve Hashem?
a)
He does not need to do Teshuva, as he has not done anything wrong
b)
He only needs to do Teshuva if he has committed a major sin
c)
He can only do Teshuva if he is perfect and has never sinned
d)
He must do tshuva?
21.
What are the עבירות of a רשע called?
a)
There is no partition between a person and Hashem
b)
The partition can be easily broken down without any effort
c)
an iron partition between him and His father in Heaven.
d)
The partition is made of something other than iron
22.
How does the רשע reconnect to Hashem?
a)
remorse and bitterness for the past.
b)
Remorse and bitterness for the past is the only thing necessary for Teshuva
c)
Remorse and bitterness for the past can only make things worse
d)
Remorse and bitterness for the past is unnecessary for Teshuva
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