Quiz on the Persian Language

In which countries is Persian spoken?

• Iran, Iraq, Turkey

• Pakistan, India, Afghanistan

• Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan

• Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan

What type of language is Persian classified as?

• Romance language

• Germanic language

• Indo-Iranian language

• Semitic language

What is the official script used for Persian in Iran and Afghanistan?

• Cyrillic

• Latin

• Arabic script

• Devanagari

What is the official name of Persian in Afghanistan?

• Tajiki

• Farsi

• Dari

• Pashto

Which alphabet is used for Tajik Persian?

• Latin

• Greek

• Cyrillic

• Arabic

Which of the following countries does NOT have Persian as an official language?

• Turkey

• Tajikistan

• Afghanistan

• Iran

What is the relationship of Persian to the Indo-European language family?

• It is a Western Iranian language

• It is a branch of the Slavic languages

• It is a Semitic language

• It is a Romance language

Which script is derived from Pahlavi for writing Persian?

• Devanagari

• Latin

• Cyrillic

• Arabic script

What is the primary language spoken in Tajikistan?

• Pashto

• Dari

• Tajiki

• Farsi

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Persian language?

• It is a tonal language

• It is a multi-dialect language

• It is only spoken in Iran

• It has no dialects