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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
Jewish Neo-Aramaic texts are written in Hebrew, but:
Question 2 of 10
Which of these is NOT mostly Hebrew?
Question 3 of 10
Rabbinic literature refers to Hebrew as lashon ha-kodesh, which means
Question 4 of 10
In 1856, the first regular weekly Hebrew newspaper, Ha‑Maggid, began publication where?
Question 5 of 10
Judah Monis, the first full-time Hebrew instructor in American, taught at which university?
Question 6 of 10
Which Jewish mystic is known for developing a meditative system based on the Hebrew alphabet?
Question 7 of 10
Which is NOT a name for Ladino?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: In the time of the Mishnah, Hebrew was the language for scholarship, but most Jewish people spoke Aramaic.
Question 9 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 10 of 10
How many letters are in the Hebrew alphabet?
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