Nature & the Environment Quiz

Question 1 of 10

In what way is Tuv Ha'Aretz, the first Jewish Community-Supported Agriculture program in North America, different from other CSAs?

The produce is grown by Jewish farmers
The money goes to Jewish charities
Members have the opportunity to participate in educational and social activities that connect Jewish tradition with agriculture
Members are required to take part in the mitzvah of leaving the corners of the fields unharvested

Question 2 of 10

What kind of trees does the Torah prohibit cutting down during war?

Willow trees
Palm trees
Fruit trees
All trees

Question 3 of 10

Which of the following was a major ecological concern in talmudic times?

Recycling
Waste disposal
Smog
Water pollution

Question 4 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 5 of 10

What does the Torah require of levitical cities?

The cities had to contain fruit trees
The cities had to compost organic waste
The cities had to have up-to-date irrigation systems
The cities had to be surrounded by pastures

Question 6 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 7 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

Question 8 of 10

Rabbinic rabbis warned against spreading bits of what material in public land in order to prevent injury?

Animal bones
Leftover food
Clothing
Broken glass

Question 9 of 10

According to medieval commentator Don Isaac Abravanel, the Torah emphasizes sustainability through its discussions of which of the following mitzvot?

Shabbat
Dietary laws
Shooing a mother bird away when taking her eggs
Not wearing clothing with linen and wool mixed together

Question 10 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

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