Quiz – Siman 11 | Kitzur365

Welcome to your Kitzur Quiz - Siman 011

If one affixed a mezuzah to the wrong side of a doorway, he:

A) May leave it there

B) Must reaffix it to the proper side without a bracha

C) Must reaffix it to the proper side with a bracha

D) May not use that mezuzah again

Shimon owns a duplex house (each side has its own entrance), and uses both sides equally. There is a doorway connecting the two sides of the house together. Where should Shimon affix the mezuzah?

A) On whichever side he wishes

B) On the right side, facing the house which the door opens into

C) That door does not require a mezuzah

D) On the right side, facing the house which the door opens away from

Which of the following is the most ideal place to affix a mezuzah on a 15 tefach high doorpost?

A) Between the 10th and 14th tefach, within a tefach towards the inside of the house

B) Between the 10th and 14th tefach, within a tefach towards the outside of the house

C) Above the 14th tefach, within a tefach towards the inside of the house

D) Everywhere above the 10th tefach is equally ideal

If a mezuzah falls off a doorpost and you reaffix it:

A) You should recite a bracha

B) You should not recite bracha

C) It is a safek whether to recite a bracha

A round room which has a total area of 4 amos by 4 amos:

A) Is obligated in mezuzah

B) Is not obligated in mezuzah

C) Is a machlokes whether it is obligated in mezuzah

If a room's entrance has only one doorpost on its right side, one may:

A) Place it on with a bracha

B) Place it on without a bracha

C) Make a bracha on a different mezuzah, and have this mezuzah in mind

D) None of the above

If a doorway has no door, what should one do?

A) Not affix a mezuzah

B) Affix a mezuzah and afterwards install a door

C) Install a door and afterwards affix a mezuzah

D) Affix a mezuzah, and there is no need to install a door

True or False: If there are supportive pillars places on the ends of the open side of a 3-walled porch, the porch is obligated in mezuzah.

True

False

If a house has 5 hallways (each separated by a door) leading into it:

A) One must only place a mezuzah on the actual house's doorpost

B) One must place a mezuzah on the outer hallway door, and the actual house doorpost

C) One must place a mezuzah exclusively on the outer hallway doorpost

D) One must place a mezuzah on every doorpost

If a room with a mezuzah is occasionally used to bathe in, one must:

A) Remove the mezuzah

B) Cover the mezuzah

C) None of the above

A house which is being rented outside of eretz yisrael is not obligated in mezuzah for the first 30 days because:

A) It is not considered a permanent dwelling place during that time

B) It is still considered the original owner's

C) The torah gives new homeowners time to move in before worrying about mezuzos

What may one's punishment be (chas v'shalom) for not fulfilling the obligation of mezuzah?

A) Loss of income

B) Early death of children

C) Removal of divine providence

D) None of the above