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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
Where in the Bible is the commandment to tend to and till the world?
Question 2 of 10
What group created the first Jewish Community-Supported Agriculture program in 2004?
Question 3 of 10
According to Genesis 1, what did God create on the sixth day?
Question 4 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?
Question 5 of 10
Which Israelite tribe was not given agricultural land and essentially remained urban?
Question 6 of 10
What is the Jewish attitude toward natural resources?
Question 7 of 10
The following quote is attributed to what great Jewish thinker: "It is not only forbidden to destroy fruit-bearing trees but whoever breaks vessels, tears clothes, demolishes a building, stops up a fountain or wastes food, in a destructive way, offends against the law of 'thou shalt not destroy.'"
Question 8 of 10
How many shemitah years occur before there is one yovel year?
Question 9 of 10
True or false: Maimonides believed that animals were created solely for the purposes of humans.
Question 10 of 10
According to Maimonides, meditating on nature is one of the key ways a person can fulfill which commandment?
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