This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Common Subjects > English Hornbill > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. People assigned to a position in the government A) Officials. B) Dynasty. C) Envoy. D) Caravans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Officials. 2. What is one of the fun facts about the Silk Road? A) Marco Polo traveled to China along the Silk Road. B) It was exactly 1, 000 miles long. C) Only silk was traded along the Silk Road. D) It was primarily a route for religious pilgrimages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marco Polo traveled to China along the Silk Road. 3. What did the Mongol Empire do to encourage trade along the Silk Road? A) Raised tolls and taxes on the roads. B) Ignored travelers' safety from bandits. C) Improved and expanded the Silk Road. D) Restricted access to the Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improved and expanded the Silk Road. 4. What product was the Silk Road named after? A) Silk. B) Gold. C) Tea. D) Spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk. 5. The Tang and Song is known as the A) Golden Age of China. B) End of Chinese Civilization. C) Dynastic Cycle. D) Beginnings of the Mongol Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Golden Age of China. 6. Which was not a danger merchants encountered along the Silk Road? A) Bad Weather. B) Bandits. C) Language Barrier. D) Natural Barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Language Barrier. 7. Which European empire was the Chinese able to connect withbecause of the Silk Road? A) Spanish. B) Indian. C) Egyptian. D) Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roman. 8. Why was the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the "Roof of the World" ? A) It is very high above sea level. B) It has mountains on every side. C) It covers a very large land area. D) It is the source of several rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is very high above sea level. 9. How were practitioners of other religions treated in the Mongol empire? A) They were enslaved. B) They were killed. C) They were tolerated. D) They were forced to convert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were tolerated. 10. The Silk Road was just one long footpath with one route. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. TRUE or FALSE:The Silk Road was composed of a single road from China through the Middle East into Europe A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 12. Cultural diffusion is best described as ..... A) Sharing music from one culture to another. B) The spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions fromone culture to another. C) The spreading of religion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions fromone culture to another. 13. Where did the Silk Road end? A) At the Atlantic Ocean. B) At the Mediterranean Sea. C) In Southern Africa. D) In Central Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the Mediterranean Sea. 14. Which region was more strongly influenced by Indian culture and remains largely Buddhist? A) Island Southeast Asia. B) Northeast Asia. C) Northern Europe. D) Mainland Southeast Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mainland Southeast Asia. 15. This ruler helped unite the Mongols into one tribe. A) Shi Huangdi. B) Ghengis Kahn. C) Lao Tzu. D) Confucius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ghengis Kahn. 16. True or False:Chang'an, China was a major trading city. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Why did Indian Ocean trade eventually replace trade along the Silk Road? A) People thought it was cooler. B) China forced people to Indian Ocean trade. C) Overland trade was cheaper. D) You could transport more goods further over the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You could transport more goods further over the ocean. 18. What was gunpowder initially used for by the Chinese? A) Cooking. B) Building. C) Fireworks. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fireworks. 19. What was one of the ways ideas were spread historically? A) Through the internet. B) Through the Silk Road. C) Through radio. D) Through television. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through the Silk Road. 20. What is the specific place where something is located, including its physical setting? A) Capital city. B) Site. C) Primate city. D) Situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Site. 21. The Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar all reflect Turkey's ..... A) History & culture. B) Government & military. C) Site & situation. D) Trade & agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) History & culture. 22. Marco Polo's book was largely A) Honest. B) Pleasant. C) Exaggerated. D) Truthful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggerated. 23. How trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place. A) Cultural diffusion. B) Import. C) Unbalanced trade. D) Globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Globalization. 24. True or False. The Silk Road connecting different regions of the world allowed different cultures to spread, change, and develop. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 25. Which of the following materials, crucial for scientific experiments, was traded along the Silk Road? A) Aluminum. B) Glass. C) Plastic. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glass. 26. Samarkand (Central Asia) and Kashgar (China) both benefited from the Silk Road A) By becoming powerful new empires within the Mongol empire. B) By becoming pilgrimages stops on the way to Mecca. C) By becoming powerful new trading cities. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By becoming powerful new trading cities. 27. What is the major part of the larger physical territory of the continent of Eurasia? A) Asia. B) Europe. C) Africa. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 28. Empire that took over from the Byzantine Empire. Ruled by Muslims Caliphs (kings). A) Han Dynasty. B) Ottoman Empire. C) Silk. D) Great Wall of China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ottoman Empire. 29. What is a place of origin of a major culture? A) Cultural diffusion. B) Cultural hearth. C) Caravan. D) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural hearth. 30. This empire took shape starting in 50 CE. A) Chang'an. B) Kushan. C) Han. D) Parthian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kushan. 31. Who was Often called the King Of Silk Road? A) Wang Zongyan. B) Xianfeng. C) Zhang Quin. D) Tongzhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zhang Quin. 32. Who conducted most of the trade? A) Traders from China. B) Traders from Rome. C) Traders from Central Asia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traders from Central Asia. 33. Why was it dangerous to travel on the Silk Road? A) Deserts and Mountains. B) Bandits/Robbers. C) War. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 34. Which region first invented the concept of paper money? A) United States. B) South America. C) China. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 35. How did monetary exchange work on the Silk Road? A) Merchants carried large bags of money in order to purchase goods. B) There was no monetary exchange between merchants because the royalty handled everything. C) Merchants carried letters of credit that could be exchange at a bank for money. D) Trade and barter system:I give you silk, you give me spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merchants carried letters of credit that could be exchange at a bank for money. 36. When a country does not have a balance between imports and exports A) Balanced trade. B) Unbalanced trade. C) Import. D) Cultural diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unbalanced trade. 37. How did the silk road earn its name? A) Because silk was very easily obtainable. B) Because the shape of the route looked like the word silk. C) Because from the abundance of silk trade being traded using the route. D) Because of the route being shaped like strings of silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because from the abundance of silk trade being traded using the route. 38. All of the following are reasons why apples were such a great trade and travel food except ..... A) They are lightweight and easy to carry. B) They were a food source that would last on longer trips. C) They could be thrown at wild animals. D) They could be used for trade anywhere on the Silk Road . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They could be thrown at wild animals. 39. What was the purpose of traders forming caravans on the Silk Roads? A) To find safety in numbers. B) To travel faster. C) To carry more goods. D) To avoid paying taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find safety in numbers. 40. What was one of the main goods traded from Asia to Europe? A) Wool. B) Silk. C) Cotton. D) Leather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk. 41. Between which two civilizations goods and ideas were exchanged A) China and Rome. B) Rome and India. C) Rome and Japan. D) China and India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China and Rome. 42. Where was the Silk Road Located? A) North. B) West. C) East. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 43. What did the children enjoy the most at the festival? A) Riding camels. B) Running from the guards. C) Sliding down the sand dunes. D) Chasing each other around the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sliding down the sand dunes. 44. What pioneering cultures created the Silk Road, history's first world wide web? A) Chinese and Indian. B) Persian and Egyptian. C) Scythians and Mongols. D) Greek and Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chinese and Indian. 45. What legacy did the Silk Road leave behind? A) Spread of diseases. B) Exchange of diverse cultures, goods, and ideas. C) Decline of empires. D) Rise of isolationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exchange of diverse cultures, goods, and ideas. 46. A delicate and beautiful fabric made from the cocoon of a silkworm A) Plastic. B) Cotton. C) Porcelain. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silk. 47. Islam spread through South Asia through the Silk Road. This spread of cultural ideas is also known as: A) Cultural Assimilation. B) Cultural Diffusion. C) Cultural Simulation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural Diffusion. 48. What 2 items did the Chinese have that they traded with others? A) Glass and horses. B) Spices and perfume. C) Horses and rugs. D) Silk and salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silk and salt. 49. Romans and Greek are examples of ancient A) Civilizations. B) Spices. C) Market. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civilizations. 50. TRUE or FALSE:The Silk Road is only composed of land routes A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 51. What was the main product exchanged on the Silk Road? A) Silver. B) Gold. C) Silk. D) Glassware. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silk. 52. Select the region that the Silk Road was NOT connected to. A) Africa. B) Australia. C) Europe. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Australia. 53. Trading bulk goods like lumber and in larger quantities best matches which trade system? A) Silk Road. B) Indian Ocean. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian Ocean. 54. "No other cause, however, had as significant an impact on the expansion of trade did the rise of the Mongol Empire. Mongols conquered the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258, and in the 14th century China came under their control as well. "Which khans are they referring to in this statement? A) Genghis and Kublai. B) Kublai and Batu. C) Batu and Hulegu. D) Hulegu and Kublai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hulegu and Kublai. 55. Which of the following examples provides the best analogy for the movement of goods along the Silk Road? A) An electric signal moving down a wire. B) A mail carrier delivering a package to a home. C) A waiter bringing food to a diner. D) A runner passing a baton in a relay race. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A runner passing a baton in a relay race. 56. Sending a trade item to another country to sell. A) Export. B) Ancestor. C) Pictograph. D) Import. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Export. 57. What fascinated Zhang Qian during his journey through Central Asia? A) The Persians. B) The Romans. C) The Xiongnu tribes. D) The Da-yuan people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Da-yuan people. 58. Through the interaction of trade Afro-Eurasia shares? A) Artistic styles. B) Religions. C) Technologies. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. What did Chinese goods cause in Rome? A) Collapse of the Roman Empire. B) Trade embargo. C) Outflow of gold. D) Ban on silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outflow of gold. 60. True or False:Silk was the only item traded along the Silk Road. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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