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Ancient Languages and Scripts

Ancient Languages and Scripts

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the oldest known written language?

  1. Sumerian
  2. Egyptian hieroglyphs
  3. Chinese characters
  4. Maya script
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the writing system used by the ancient Egyptians?

  1. Hieroglyphs
  2. Demotic
  3. Hieratic
  4. Coptic
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of cuneiform script?

  1. Akkadian
  2. Sumerian
  3. Hittite
  4. Phoenician
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the writing system used by the ancient Chinese?

  1. Chinese characters
  2. Oracle bone script
  3. Bronze script
  4. Seal script
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of Mayan script?

  1. Logographic
  2. Syllabic
  3. Alphabetic
  4. Ideographic
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the writing system used by the ancient Greeks?

  1. Greek alphabet
  2. Linear A
  3. Linear B
  4. Cypriot syllabary
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of Roman script?

  1. Capitalis monumentalis
  2. Capitalis rustica
  3. Uncial
  4. Minuscule
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the writing system used by the ancient Hebrews?

  1. Hebrew alphabet
  2. Phoenician alphabet
  3. Aramaic alphabet
  4. Syriac alphabet
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of Arabic script?

  1. Kufic
  2. Naskh
  3. Thuluth
  4. Devanagari
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the writing system used by the ancient Indians?

  1. Sanskrit
  2. Devanagari
  3. Brahmi
  4. Kharoshthi
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of Japanese script?

  1. Kanji
  2. Hiragana
  3. Katakana
  4. Hangul
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the writing system used by the ancient Koreans?

  1. Hangul
  2. Hanja
  3. Idu
  4. Gyeongsang
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of Vietnamese script?

  1. Chữ Nôm
  2. Chữ Quốc Ngữ
  3. Hanzi
  4. Kana
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the writing system used by the ancient Thais?

  1. Thai script
  2. Mon script
  3. Burmese script
  4. Khmer script
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of Indonesian script?

  1. Javanese script
  2. Sundanese script
  3. Balinese script
  4. Hangul
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