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Jewish Languages Quiz

How much do you know about Hebrew, Aramaic and other languages spoken by Jews?

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From Hebrew to Aramaic, Ladino, Yiddish, and Judaeo-Arabic — how much do you know about the languages that Jews spoke in the past and continue to speak today?

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Question 1 of 10
True or false: Ashkenazic and Sephardic Hebrew differ in pronunciation, but are identical in written form.
Question 2 of 10
Which of these Jewish thinkers berates modern Jews for neglecting the Hebrew language and, in so doing, becoming Jewishly illiterate?
Question 3 of 10
What was the original name of the block letters used in Torah scrolls and most printed Hebrew texts?
Question 4 of 10
The first attested Jewish Aramaic texts are from:
Question 5 of 10
When did editions of the Judeo-Spanish Bible translations first appear?
Question 6 of 10
Moses Mendelsshon was the first person to translate the Torah into which language?
Question 7 of 10
What does the Hebrew word nikudot refer to?
Question 8 of 10
According to rabbinic literature, Hebrew is the language of whom?
Question 9 of 10
What is the word for "bread" in Hebrew?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these is NOT mostly Hebrew?
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