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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: In the time of the Mishnah, Hebrew was the language for scholarship, but most Jewish people spoke Aramaic.
Question 2 of 10
Which Jewish mystic is known for developing a meditative system based on the Hebrew alphabet?
Question 3 of 10
According to rabbinic literature, Hebrew is the language of whom?
Question 4 of 10
In 1856, the first regular weekly Hebrew newspaper, Ha‑Maggid, began publication where?
Question 5 of 10
Who introduced the system of dots and dashes that indicate how Hebrew words should be pronounced?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: Ashkenazic and Sephardic Hebrew differ in pronunciation, but are identical in written form.
Question 7 of 10
What do the Hebrew letters khaf, mem, nun, pey, and tzade have in common?
Question 8 of 10
Who was the first Hebrew instructor in North America?
Question 9 of 10
What do the Hebrew words Barukh, Melekh, Tov, and Vaed have in common?
Question 10 of 10
The first attested Jewish Aramaic texts are from:
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