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Which language did William Jones study at Oxford?
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?
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?
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?
What did William Jones and Colebrooke believe about Indian civilization?
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Why did Jones and Colebrooke feel it was necessary to discover sacred and legal texts?
Why did Jones and Colebrooke feel it was necessary to discover sacred and legal texts?
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