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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
What language is the Book of Daniel written in?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these is NOT a Jewish hybrid language?
Question 3 of 10
Who was the first Hebrew instructor in North America?
Question 4 of 10
Who designed Israel's official seal and its first postage stamp, as well as the fonts for the first original edition of the Hebrew Bible published in Israel?
Question 5 of 10
Who introduced the system of dots and dashes that indicate how Hebrew words should be pronounced?
Question 6 of 10
Where is the only Ladino newspaper in the world published?
Question 7 of 10
True or false: Ashkenazic and Sephardic Hebrew differ in pronunciation, but are identical in written form.
Question 8 of 10
7. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Hebrew and Yiddish?
Question 9 of 10
Which is NOT a name for Ladino?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these Jewish thinkers berates modern Jews for neglecting the Hebrew language and, in so doing, becoming Jewishly illiterate?
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