William Jones and Indian Languages Quiz

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What languages did William Jones study at Oxford?

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

What did William Jones study with pandits in Calcutta?

  • Ancient Indian texts on religion and philosophy
  • Arabic and Persian
  • French and English
  • Sanskrit language, grammar, and poetry (correct)

Which subjects did William Jones study from ancient Indian texts?

  • Geography and history
  • Law, philosophy, religion, politics, morality, arithmetic, medicine, and other sciences (correct)
  • Mathematics and astronomy
  • Literature and art

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