Good and Evil: Who Decides?

What was the Etz HaDaat, what did it represent, and why was did Hashem prohibit Adam and Chava from eating from it? Are they being set up to fail?

More generally, why does God test man, does God's foreknowledge affect our freewill? Can freewill exist without knowledge of good and evil?

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Delivered at the OU Israel Center, October 3rd, 2018/24 Tishrei 5779