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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
When did Hebrew's primacy as a spoken language begin to diminish?
Question 2 of 10
Where did Yiddish originate?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: In the time of the Mishnah, Hebrew was the language for scholarship, but most Jewish people spoke Aramaic.
Question 4 of 10
What do the Hebrew letters khaf, mem, nun, pey, and tzade have in common?
Question 5 of 10
Moses Mendelsshon was the first person to translate the Torah into which language?
Question 6 of 10
What was the original name of the block letters used in Torah scrolls and most printed Hebrew texts?
Question 7 of 10
How is Hebrew written?
Question 8 of 10
What does the Hebrew word nikudot refer to?
Question 9 of 10
What language is the Kaddish prayer?
Question 10 of 10
How old is the Aramaic language?
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