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British Education and Orientalism in 18th Century India
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Which language did William Jones study at Oxford?

  • Greek and Latin (correct)
  • Sanskrit and Persian
  • Arabic and Persian
  • French and English

    • What did William Jones learn from pandits in Calcutta?

  • Sanskrit language, grammar, and poetry (correct)
  • Morality and arithmetic
  • Religion and politics
  • Ancient Indian texts on law and philosophy

    • What did William Jones and Henry Thomas Colebrooke do together?

  • Set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal
  • Translated Sanskrit and Persian works into English
  • Started a journal called Asiatick Researches
  • All of the above (correct)

    • What did William Jones and Colebrooke believe about Indian civilization?

    <p>It had attained its glory in the ancient past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Jones and Colebrooke feel it was necessary to discover sacred and legal texts?

    <p>To understand India better</p> Signup and view all the answers

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