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?

Question 1 of 10
What does the Torah require of levitical cities?
Question 2 of 10
According to medieval commentator Don Isaac Abravanel, the Torah emphasizes sustainability through its discussions of which of the following mitzvot?
Question 3 of 10
According to Genesis 1, what did God create on the sixth day?
Question 4 of 10
Where in the Bible is the commandment to tend to and till the world?
Question 5 of 10
According to the book of Deuteronomy 11, when humans do good things, what will God provide in return?
Question 6 of 10
Contemporary Jewish thinkers have drawn on Jewish texts to address which of these issues?
Question 7 of 10
In what book does the commandment to be fruitful and multiply the earth first appear?
Question 8 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 9 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 10 of 10
The word "jubilee" comes from the Hebrew word "yovel," meaning what?
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