The Prohibition to Swear

Quiz

1 - If there is a contradiction between the litigants in a Jewish court of law, which of the following statements is correct?

• The halacha is that the case is decided with an oath.
• The judges decide who they think is lying.
• The jury decides.

2 - Which of the following are included in the warning that is given by the Beit Din before an oath is made?

• The flood in the time of Noach was because of this.
• The whole world shook when the Jewish people were commanded not to take the name of Hashem in vain.
• The punishment for this is excommunication.

3 - If one of the litigants in the Beit Din would have been required to swear according to Torah law in order to exempt himself from paying the sum claimed, which of the following statements is correct?

• He is exempt.
• He can be made to pay up to a third of the sum claimed.
• He can be made to pay up to half of the sum claimed.