Quiz on עבודה זרה נ

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Who was called “Benan Shel Kedoshim”?
1. R. Yochanon.
2. R. Simai.
3. R. Menachem b'R. Simai.
4. Rava.
5. R. Gidal.
How is Markilus made?
1. Six stones in the form of a step; one in one pile, two in the next pile, and three in the third pile.
2. Two stones next to each other, and one on top of them.
3. Four stones laid two by two.
4. Five stones; four stones laid two by two, and one on top of them, in the middle.
5. A teepee consisting of no less than eight stones; a bottom layer of three, a middle layer of two, and a lone top stone.
Why were people allowed to walk on the road made from Markulius stones?
1. Throwing stones (to Markulius) was not like Avodas Pnim.
2. There is no Issur Hana by Takruves Avoda Zara.
3. The people who built the roads did not worship the Avoda Zara.
4. The stones belonged the royal House of Yanai, and the idolaters who used them to build and Avoda Zara didn’t have permission to do so.
5. A Shinui took place when they were packed together on the ground to make a road.
What would be a good question that “Nagar or Bar Nagar” cannot answer?
1. Why one may remove worms and apply fertilizer to a tree during Shemitah, but may not do so during Chol Hamoed.
2. Why one may apply fertilizer to a tree during Shemitah.
3. Why one may apply fertilizer to a tree during Chol Hamoed.
4. Why one may apply oil to a tree on Chol Hamoed, but may not apply fertilizer to a tree.
5. Why one may fertilize a tree during Shemitah, but may not prune.
How does breaking a stick before an Avoda Zara compare to throwing a stick before an Avoda Zara?
1. Both are Avodos that are Chayav simply because this is the way that each Avoda Zara is served; no Avodas Pnim is necessary.
2. Neither are Chayav, because there was no Avodas Pnim of breaking or throwing sticks.
3. Breaking a stick is Chayav, because it is Avodas Pnim of Zevicha, and throwing a stick is Chayav, because it is Avodas Pnim of Zerika.
4. Breaking a stick is not Chayav like Zevicha because it does not include a live animal. Throwing a stick is Chayav like Zerika because something inanimate is being thrown.
5. Breaking a stick is Chayav because it is like Zevicha. Throwing a stick is not Chayav like Zerika, because the thrown blood split into many pieces, which a stick does not.