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Nature & the Environment Quiz

How much do you know about green issues in Jewish thought and practice?

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The environment impacts so many aspects of life, from the air we breathe to the water we drink. How much do you know about green issues in Jewish thought and practice?

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Question 1 of 10
According to Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, why did the Bible require that levitical cities be surrounded by green space?
Question 2 of 10
What is the name for the prohibition of unnecessary cruelty to animals?
Question 3 of 10
In what book does the commandment to be fruitful and multiply the earth first appear?
Question 4 of 10
In what way is Tuv Ha'Aretz, the first Jewish Community-Supported Agriculture program in North America, different from other CSAs?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: The radical monotheism of biblical Israel led to a desacralized view of nature itself, making it not a realm of gods, but the Creation of God.
Question 6 of 10
What group created the first Jewish Community-Supported Agriculture program in 2004?
Question 7 of 10
Saadiah Gaon provided three possible reasons as to why God created animals. Which of these reasons is NOT one of his explanations.
Question 8 of 10
True or false: The Book of Job argues that human beings are the center and purpose of creation.
Question 9 of 10
Contemporary Jewish thinkers have drawn on Jewish texts to address which of these issues?
Question 10 of 10
According to medieval commentator Don Isaac Abravanel, the Torah emphasizes sustainability through its discussions of which of the following mitzvot?
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