Knowledge Carried Through Translation

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Knowledge Carried Through Translation: 10 questions on documented translation movements and institutions involved in transmitting knowledge.

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1. Which institution is traditionally associated with translation activity in Abbasid Baghdad?

   1. Gundeshapur Academy
   2. Bayt al-Hikma
   3. Toledo School of Translators
   4. Salerno Medical School
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   B) Bayt al-Hikma

2. What was the movement that translated Greek scientific and philosophical works into Arabic under the Abbasids?

   1. Toledo translation movement
   2. Septuagint project
   3. Graeco-Arabic translation movement
   4. Sanskrit–Tibetan translation movement
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   C) Graeco-Arabic translation movement

3. Which Abbasid caliph is known for supporting translation activity in 9th-century Baghdad?

   1. Al-Mutawakkil
   2. Al-Ma'mun
   3. Al-Mu'tasim
   4. Harun al-Rashid
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   B) Al-Ma'mun

4. Which Castilian city became a notable center for translating Arabic works into Latin in the 12th century?

   1. Toledo
   2. Palermo
   3. Salerno
   4. Córdoba
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   A) Toledo

5. Which medieval center in southern Italy was known for medical teaching?

   1. Salerno
   2. Montpellier
   3. Toledo
   4. Bologna
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   A) Salerno

6. Which 9th-century scholar translated Greek and Syriac medical works into Arabic?

   1. Kumārajīva
   2. Xuanzang
   3. Hunayn ibn Ishaq
   4. Constantine the African
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   C) Hunayn ibn Ishaq

7. By what name is the Greek translation of Jewish scriptures known?

   1. Targum
   2. Peshitta
   3. Septuagint
   4. Vulgate
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   C) Septuagint

8. Which scholar was prominent in translating Buddhist texts into Chinese in the 4th–5th centuries?

   1. Xuanzang
   2. Yijing
   3. Hunayn ibn Ishaq
   4. Kumārajīva
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   D) Kumārajīva

9. Which monk brought Sanskrit Buddhist texts from India and organized their Chinese translation in the 7th century?

   1. Xuanzang
   2. Faxian
   3. Kumārajīva
   4. Yijing
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   A) Xuanzang

10. After 1453, Byzantine scholars who migrated to Italy contributed to which cultural development?

    1. Enlightenment thought
    2. Protestant Reformation
    3. Carolingian Renaissance
    4. Italian Renaissance humanism
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    D) Italian Renaissance humanism