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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
What did Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook believe about Torah and science?
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
Which instrument was renown Jewish physicist Richard Feynman known for playing?
Question 4 of 10
Who was the father of modern psychoanalysis?
Question 5 of 10
How did the rabbis of the Talmud view science?
Question 6 of 10
Who is the leading rabbi of the emerging Jewish-specific branch of psychology?
Question 7 of 10
What did Maimonides believe about astrology?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: An autopsy was performed in the Talmud to reveal the exact number of joints and limbs in the human body.
Question 9 of 10
Which of these talmudic theories is supported by modern science?
Question 10 of 10
True or False: Carl Jung was Jewish.
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