Science & Judaism Quiz

How much do you know about the relationship between science and Judaism?

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The Bible and Talmud saw science and Jewish tradition as pathways to the same divine truth. But still, the two regularly come in conflict.

Question 1 of 10
Which Jewish thinker saw evolutionary theory as support for the Kabbalistic ideas of the unity of life?
Question 2 of 10
Which of the following people is known as the "Zoo Rabbi," committed to understanding the role of science in traditional Jewish sources?
Question 3 of 10
Who first applied the anthropological study of folklore to the Jewish Bible?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these medieval scholars engaged in astrological study?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: The rabbis of the Talmud developed intricacies of Jewish law to deal with the phenomenon of intersex people.
Question 6 of 10
Which of these people is known as the "zoo rabbi," and has authored books on science and Torah which were banned?
Question 7 of 10
Which of these Jewish thinkers was not also a scientist?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: Maimonides said that if a rabbi in the Talmud claims something that contradicts a known scientific fact, the Talmud's word must be trusted.
Question 9 of 10
Which of these was Maimonides influenced by?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these statements has been used to explain the prominence of Jews in psychology?
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