Is One Allowed to Talk in the Bathroom?

Quiz

1 - Which of the following are ways that the Talmud in Mesechet Brachot tells us to behave while in the bathroom?

• Solemnly.
• Modestly and silently.
• Respectfully.

2 - Which of the following is the opinion of the Maharshal with regards to evil spirits?

• There is no such thing.
• There are such things even in our times.
• There are none in our times.

3 - Where one receives an important phone call while in the bathroom, which of the following statement is the halacha?

• You may not answer the phone under any circumstances.
• You may answer.
• You may answer but must just make sounds like "aaha" or uugh"