Why Should We Cancel Chametz If We Destroy It Afterwards?

Quiz

1 - Which of the following is the reason why we verbally annul all chametz after we have checked to ensure that there is no chametz in the house?

• It is a custom without any reason
• Maybe we did not find all the chametz that we own
• The annulment is for the chametz that we are saving for breakfast the next day

2 - After the burning of any chametz that we have, why is it necessary to annul all chametz in our possession?

• Maybe there is chametz that we do not know about
• It is a custom but not really necessary
• This is not actually required by the halacha but is astringency.

3 - Where chametz was left over after breakfast on the eve of Pesach, which of the following statements is correct?

• The chametz need not be burnt as it has already been annulled
• The chametz must be physically destroyed
• One may just verbally annul the chametz