Nature & the Environment Quiz | My Jewish Learning

Question 1 of 10

Baal tashhit or "do not destroy," is a concept based on the biblical injunction not to destroy fruit-bearing trees. The rabbis extend it to include what else?

Excessive waste
Causing pollution
Mandated vegetarianism
Eating local food

Question 2 of 10

Which of these Jewish principles can be used as a guide when dealing with issues of genetic engineering?

Kilayim (mixed kinds)
Intermarriage
Shabbat
Shehita (kosher slaughtering)

Question 3 of 10

According to Genesis 1, what did God create on the sixth day?

Animals
Humans
Trees
Both a & b

Question 4 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.

True
False

Question 5 of 10

The ancient compilation known as Perek Shirah (Chapter of Song), is based on what idea?

Singing is the way to get closest to God
Each animal species sings its own particular hymn to God
Forests are places full of natural songs to God
Bird songs are the most organic prayers

Question 6 of 10

What group created the first Jewish Community-Supported Agriculture program in 2004?

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Hazon
Limmud
AIPAC

Question 7 of 10

According to the book of Deuteronomy 11, when humans do good things, what will God provide in return?

Sunshine
Spouses
Rain and abundance
Intelligence

Question 8 of 10

Which of these traditions presents a challenge for Jewish families trying to balance traditional practice with environmental sensitivity?

Shofar on Rosh Hashanah
Matzah on Passover
Bonfires on Lag Ba'Omer
Tzitzit every day

Question 9 of 10

What is the Jubilee year?

The year during which the Garden of Eden will begin to spread over the Middle East, eventually encompassing Jerusalem and all of biblical Israel
Every fiftieth year during which the Bible mandates that there be no agricultural work; all landed property was to revert to its original owner; and slaves were to be set free
Every fiftieth year when the people were commanded not to waste anything, and to bring all of their food scraps to the capital cities to be given to the poor
Every fiftieth year when trees could not be cut down, and animals were not to be slaughtered

Question 10 of 10

According to Maimonides, meditating on nature is one of the key ways a person can fulfill which commandment?

To love God with all your heart
To honor your mother and father
To love your neighbor like yourself
To not boil a kid in its mother's milk