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1891
The 'Shahnameh' (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi is the national epic of:
A. Egypt
B. Greater Iran
C. Turkey
D. India
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Although written in the 10th century AD, it preserves the mythic and historical past of the Persian Empire from creation to the Islamic conquest.
1892
Which ancient Persian king commissioned the Behistun Inscription, a crucial text for deciphering cuneiform?
A. Cyrus the Great
B. Darius the Great
C. Xerxes I
D. Artaxerxes
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The inscription is a multilingual text (Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian) that served as the Rosetta Stone for cuneiform.
1893
Rumi, the famous Persian poet, is best known for his works in which poetic form?
A. Ghazal
B. Masnavi
C. Qasida
D. Rubaiyat
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Rumi's 'Masnavi' is a six-book spiritual epic that explores themes of divine love, mysticism, and the human soul.
1894
Who wrote 'Kalila wa Dimna', a translation/adaptation of the Panchatantra into Arabic prose?
A. Ibn al-Muqaffa'
B. Al-Mutanabbi
C. Abu Nuwas
D. Al-Ma'arri
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Ibn al-Muqaffa' translated the Persian version of the Indian fables into Arabic, creating a masterpiece of early Arabic prose.
1895
Which language is known as 'Farsi' by its native speakers?
A. Arabic
B. Persian
C. Turkish
D. Pashto
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Farsi is the endonym (native name) for the Persian language, spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan (as Dari), and Tajikistan (as Tajiki).
1896
Which language is commonly spoken in Iran besides Persian?
A. Punjabi
B. Swahili
C. Kurdish
D. Zulu
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Kurdish is spoken in western Iran.
1897
Urdu and Hindi are virtually identical in which linguistic aspect?
A. Script
B. Vocabulary for religion
C. Spoken grammar
D. Literary history
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Hindi and Urdu share the same grammar and basic vocabulary (Hindustani), but differ in script (Devanagari vs. Perso-Arabic) and higher literary vocabulary (Sanskrit vs. Persian/Arabic).
1898
Which language is primarily spoken in Iran?
A. Arabic
B. Persian (Farsi)
C. Turkish
D. Urdu
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Persian, or Farsi, is the official language of Iran.
1899
Which language family includes languages like Hindi, Persian, and English?
A. Sino-Tibetan
B. Afro-Asiatic
C. Indo-European
D. Austronesian
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Indo-European is the largest language family, covering many global languages.
1900
What is the sea between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa?
A. Persian Gulf
B. Red Sea
C. Arabian Sea
D. Gulf of Aden
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The Red Sea, between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, is a major sea listed in the document and noted in an X post as the 'Gulf of Saudi.' Arabian Sea is south, Persian Gulf is north, and Gulf of Aden is smaller, making Red Sea the correct answer.
