Translation History

Translation History

University

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Translation History

Translation History

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is traditionally credited with the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek in the 3rd centuries BC?

St. Jerome

Cicero

Horace

Seventy Jewish Scholars

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During the Islamic Golden Age, which city became a center for translation and intellectual activity, facilitating the translation of Greek, Persian, and Indian works into Arabic?

Baghdad

Cairo

Cordoba

Damascus

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is known for translating Aristotle's "On the Heavens" into Arabic during the time of Syrians in the 2nd century AD?

St. Jerome

Jarjas

Zaid Ibn Thabet

Al-Jahiz

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which ancient civilization is credited with influencing Syrian translators to produce literal and faithful translations of classical works?

Egyptian

Greek

Roman

Persian

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which century did the debate between sense-for-sense and word-for-word translation arise, with St. Jerome advocating for sense-for-sense translation?

2nd century

5th century

9th century

12th century

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the 2nd century AD, what civilization translators who translated a heritage of paganism works into Arabic, influenced by Greek methods of translation?

Roman

Persian

Indian

Syrian

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which city served as a hub for translation and learning during the Prophet Muhammad's era, contributing to the translation of various knowledge into Arabic?

Mecca

Medina

Jerusalem

Baghdad

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