This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Common Subjects > English Hornbill > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A type of white pottery that is thin, smooth, and shiny A) Plastic. B) Mugs. C) Silk. D) Porcelain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Porcelain. 2. Where did the name Silk Road come from? A) A commodity (product) that was traded through the routes that made up the Silk Road. B) The explorer who found it was named James Silk. C) It was discovered by silk worms. D) It was made of silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A commodity (product) that was traded through the routes that made up the Silk Road. 3. What was the main use of silk traded along the Silk Road? A) For making paper. B) For preserving food. C) For making weapons. D) For clothing for the Chinese royalty, like Mr. Chang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For clothing for the Chinese royalty, like Mr. Chang. 4. Rain, wind, sun, clouds, cold, heat, fog ..... A) Summer. B) Winter. C) Weather. D) Spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 5. How did jobs change for people participating in trade along the Silk Road? A) They became scribes to record the sales made in trade. B) They started working as merchants to make money. C) They became farmers to feed traders along the route. D) They started working for monks to spread religious ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They started working as merchants to make money. 6. Who traveled from one end to the other of the Silk Road and wrote about the journey? A) Emperor Wu. B) Kublai Khan. C) Marco Polo. D) Emperor Justinian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marco Polo. 7. Silk is a fiber that comes from A) Silk plants. B) Silkworm cocoons. C) Silk leaves. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silkworm cocoons. 8. Move (goods) illegally into or out of a country. A) Import. B) Smuggle. C) Nomads. D) Export. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smuggle. 9. Which tool was used by explorers to navigate the seas? A) Telescope. B) Calculator. C) Microscope. D) Compass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compass. 10. What impact does globalization have on culture and economy? A) Negative impact. B) No impact. C) Indisputable impact. D) Positive impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indisputable impact. 11. The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. Arabs had this over the spice trade. A) Mastermind. B) Advantage. C) Manifest. D) Monopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monopoly. 12. Which of these is NOT a example of cultural diffusion? A) McDonald's in China. B) Mexican restaurants in Texas. C) Storms in both Canada and Brazil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Storms in both Canada and Brazil. 13. True or False-Temperatures in the desert did not fluctuate (change) much from day to night. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Qin Shi Huangdi built a ..... in Xi'an. A) Pyramid. B) Grave. C) Monument. D) Tomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tomb. 15. Byzantium was founded more than 2, 500 years ago by ..... A) Turks. B) Greeks. C) Ottomans. D) Romans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romans. 16. Who was the ambassador that returned to the Han Emperor with tales of civilizations and trade beyond the western borders? A) Darius the First. B) Alexander the Great. C) Zhang Qian. D) Samarkand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zhang Qian. 17. Where does the silk road ends? A) Mediterranean Sea. B) Peru. C) Europe. D) Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mediterranean Sea. 18. The Silk Road helped in the exchange of which of the following scientific practices? A) Surgical techniques. B) Astrological predictions. C) Mathematical calculations. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Someone who tries to win others to his or her faith A) Missionary. B) Christian. C) Buddhist. D) Annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missionary. 20. Only silk was traded on the silk road A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. What was one of the cultural impacts of the Silk Road? A) It led to the fall of the Roman Empire. B) It isolated different cultures from each other. C) It helped spread ideas and religions across regions. D) It was only beneficial for the Chinese economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helped spread ideas and religions across regions. 22. What did the Chinese primarily trade for silk? A) Gems. B) Gold and Silver. C) Camels. D) Furs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold and Silver. 23. What kind of dangers would you face traveling along the Silk Road? A) Rapid water, freezing temperature, many hills, coyotes. B) Desolate white-hot sand dunes, forbidding mountains, brutal winds, poisonous snakes. C) Dry heat, mountains, snow storms, hyenas. D) Hot sans, no shelter, blizzards, lions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desolate white-hot sand dunes, forbidding mountains, brutal winds, poisonous snakes. 24. Several groups of invaders from the Northeastern Plain traveled to Inner China ..... A) On frozen rivers in winter. B) Across the Gobi Desert. C) By boat across the ocean. D) Along a narrow coastal plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Along a narrow coastal plain. 25. According to the video we watched on Jade, how many different types of jade are there? A) 2. B) 3. C) 5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 26. During what Ancient Chinese dynasty did the Silk Road reach its peak? A) Song. B) Han. C) Yuan. D) Ming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yuan. 27. Ingredients that enhance food without changing the natural flavor A) Silk. B) Ingredients. C) Spices. D) Perfume. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spices. 28. People who traveled along the ancient Silk Road used to travel using: A) Caravan. B) Hordes. C) Rickshaws. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caravan. 29. Which peoples took over caravan routes along the Silk Roads during the Tang Dynasty? A) Uighurs. B) Mongols. C) Bactrians. D) Manchurians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uighurs. 30. What were the two ends of the Silk Road? A) China and Rome. B) China and India. C) India and Rome. D) Istanbul and India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China and Rome. 31. Connected Kashgar to Antioch. A) Western Silk Road. B) Eastern Silk Road. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western Silk Road. 32. "As a Buddhist, he told me, he knew that it didn't really matter if I passed away, but he thought it would be bad for business, Select the option that explains it A) Tsetan's beliefs and business are in contradiction to each other. B) Tsetan had become deeply attached to the author. C) Tsetan did not believe that it was wrong to die in pilgrimage. D) Tsetan as a hospitable man cannot let a guest die under his supervision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tsetan's beliefs and business are in contradiction to each other. 33. Mongol leader who led the Mongols conquest westward and who is renowned for his ability and his ruthlessness. A) Kublai Khan. B) Mansa Khan. C) Alexander Khan. D) Genghis Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genghis Khan. 34. Why were spices so important to Europeans in the 1400s? A) Europeans used spices like salt and cinnamon in tea. B) Europeans used spices like salt and pepper to make pesticides (a liquid or powder that kills bugs). C) Europeans needed spices to preserve meat. D) Europeans used spices to make their foods spicy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europeans needed spices to preserve meat. 35. In paragraphs 10 and 11, how does the author contrast the perspective of Chengli with the point of view of Bori and Abdul? A) By hinting that Bori and Abdul are more impatient travelers than Chengli. B) By suggesting that Bori and Abdul are more motivated to trade than Chengli. C) By indicating that Bori and Abdul are more interested in the landscape than Chengli. D) By implying that Bori and Abdul are more knowledgeable about the world than Chengli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By implying that Bori and Abdul are more knowledgeable about the world than Chengli. 36. Who is responsible for one camel? A) Camel Driver. B) Caravan Leader. C) Trader. D) Camel Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camel Driver. 37. Which scientific concept was indirectly promoted by the Silk Road through the exchange of ideas? A) Theory of Relativity. B) Alchemy. C) Genetic Engineering. D) Quantum Mechanics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alchemy. 38. How many miles did the trade routes of the Silk Road extend? A) 5, 000 miles. B) 7, 000 miles. C) 1, 000 miles. D) 4, 000 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4, 000 miles. 39. Diachen was a big disappointment to the author on account of A) Ordinary general stores selling Chinese goods. B) Being dusty and neglected. C) Being quite cold and distant. D) Having very less population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being dusty and neglected. 40. Sand storms threatened travelers. A) Western Silk Road. B) Eastern Silk Road. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eastern Silk Road. 41. An intended effect brought about by the Silk Road was that China gained riches from trade in silk, spices, teas, and other goods. What was most likely another important effect of this trade? A) Chinese art, religion, and inventions reached Europe. B) The Chinese taught people along the route how to make silk. C) The Chinese were able to use the Silk Road to conquer enemies. D) Chinese merchants safely traveled alone from China to the Mediterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chinese art, religion, and inventions reached Europe. 42. Which of the following did NOT travel along the Silk Road? A) Average people going on vacation. B) Merchants/trade goods. C) Ideas/cultures. D) Armies/conquerors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Average people going on vacation. 43. What was the relationship between Kublai Khan and Marco Polo? A) Khan sailed Polo's ship. B) Polo worked for Khan. C) Khan worked for Polo. D) Polo sailed Khan's ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polo worked for Khan. 44. What is the name of the Japanese warriors in the Feudal System A) Samurai. B) Soliders. C) Fighters. D) Knights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samurai. 45. The Silk Road began in the East and went West toward A) Samarkand. B) Tyre. C) Constantinople. D) Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rome. 46. Gurla mandhata is A) Town. B) Mountain. C) None of the these. D) Tsetan brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountain. 47. Sending goods to other countries or regions for sale or trade A) Envoy. B) Civil service. C) Cuisine. D) Export. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Export. 48. What is an example of cultural diffusion from the Silk Road? A) The spread of Asian religions to Europe. B) The spread of African music to Asia. C) The spread of American culture to Europe. D) The spread of European languages to Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The spread of Asian religions to Europe. 49. Which civilization completed the Persian Royal Road? A) Indian. B) Persian. C) Egyptian. D) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persian. 50. What were the nomadic tribes on horseback known as? A) Romans. B) Persians. C) Mongols. D) Scythians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scythians. 51. The Silk Road helped promote trade among kingdoms and empires? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. A network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. The term can also be used to refer to trade over bodies of water. A) Trade routes. B) Scenic route. C) Super highways. D) Dirt road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade routes. 53. What is another name for the Great Wall of China A) Winding Stone Barrier. B) Bull wall. C) The Wall of Peace. D) Bricks of Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winding Stone Barrier. 54. A mathematical concept for nothingness invented by the Gupta Empire A) Zero. B) Silk. C) Trade. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zero. 55. Which regions did the Silk Road connect? A) North America and South America. B) China to Central and Southwest Asia and Europe. C) Africa and Australia. D) India and Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China to Central and Southwest Asia and Europe. 56. What empire politically united Eurasia and facilitated an increase in trade? A) The Ottoman Empire. B) The Roman Empire. C) The Mongol Empire. D) The Han Dyanasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Mongol Empire. 57. Which of the following empires did not collapse due to Mongol Expansion? A) Aztec Empire. B) Abbasid Caliphate. C) Song Dynasty. D) Kievan Rus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aztec Empire. 58. At the time of the Han dynasty, which people particularly threatened China from the north? A) The Huns. B) The Romans. C) The Japanese. D) The Persians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Huns. 59. Question #3:True or False:The Caravan leader was in charge of when the caravan would stop for the day and everyone rest. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. In the beginning of its growth, natural barriers somewhat ..... and cut off, China's civilization from much of the rest of the world. A) Spread. B) Stopped. C) Isolated. D) Shared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isolated. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesCommon Subjects QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 1Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 2Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 3Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 4Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 5Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 6Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 7Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books