The Major Classical Languages

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Which of the following is not a major classical language?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Arabic


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Arabic is not a major classical language, as it is a relatively young language that developed in the 6th century CE.

Which of the following is the oldest major classical language?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sanskrit is the oldest major classical language, with its origins dating back to around 1500 BCE.

Which of the following major classical languages is still spoken today?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Greek is the only major classical language that is still spoken today, with around 13 million native speakers.

Which of the following major classical languages was the language of the Roman Empire?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Latin was the language of the Roman Empire, and it is still used today in the Roman Catholic Church.

Which of the following major classical languages was the language of the ancient Greek philosophers?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Greek was the language of the ancient Greek philosophers, and it is still used today in academic and philosophical discourse.

Which of the following major classical languages was the language of the ancient Indian scriptures?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sanskrit was the language of the ancient Indian scriptures, and it is still used today in religious and academic contexts.

Which of the following major classical languages was the language of the ancient Hebrew Bible?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hebrew was the language of the ancient Hebrew Bible, and it is still used today in religious and academic contexts.

Which of the following major classical languages is written from right to left?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hebrew is the only major classical language that is written from right to left.

Which of the following major classical languages has the largest number of speakers today?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Greek has the largest number of speakers today, with around 13 million native speakers.

Which of the following major classical languages is the most widely studied today?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Latin is the most widely studied major classical language today, due to its historical and cultural significance.

Which of the following major classical languages is the most closely related to English?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Latin

  3. Greek

  4. Hebrew


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Latin is the most closely related to English, as English is a Germanic language that has borrowed many words from Latin.

Which of the following major classical languages is the most closely related to Sanskrit?

  1. Latin

  2. Greek

  3. Persian

  4. Hindi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hindi is the most closely related to Sanskrit, as both languages are members of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.

Which of the following major classical languages is the most closely related to Greek?

  1. Latin

  2. Armenian

  3. Albanian

  4. Romanian


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Armenian is the most closely related to Greek, as both languages are members of the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European language family.

Which of the following major classical languages is the most closely related to Hebrew?

  1. Arabic

  2. Aramaic

  3. Syriac

  4. Ethiopic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arabic is the most closely related to Hebrew, as both languages are members of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

Which of the following major classical languages is the most closely related to Latin?

  1. French

  2. Italian

  3. Spanish

  4. Portuguese


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

French is the most closely related to Latin, as both languages are members of the Romance branch of the Indo-European language family.

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