Can I Open a Shoe Shop Next to An Existing One?

Quiz

1 - Where a fisherman has attracted a lot of fish around him, which of the following statements is correct?

• Another fisherman may fish next to him
• Other fishermen must keep away
• Other fishermen can move him away

2 - Where it is clear that a new shop will close down an existing shop, which of the following statements applies?

• In such a situation, all agree that the new shop must be prevented from opening
• In such a situation, some poskim say that the new shop may not open
• Even in such a situation, all agree that the new shop may open

3 - Which of the following statements best explains why a new shop cannot be prevented from taking the customers of the existing shop?

• The customers do not belong to the first shop
• The customers will decide for themselves where they wish to shop
• The customers have no free will