This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Common Subjects > English Hornbill > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 17 (59 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What changes did the Emperor implement? A) A common system for money. B) Created the Chinese characters for the alphabet. C) Constructed a new network for roads and canals. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. The silk trade was significantly expanded by which dynasty, from 206 BCE to 220 CE? A) Lu Bu. B) Sun. C) Yuan. D) Han. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Han. 3. Why was the Great Wall of China built? A) To resist invasion from nomadic tribes and other states. B) To resist invasion from nomadic tribes. C) To resist invasion from other states. D) To keep the Chinese people in China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To resist invasion from nomadic tribes and other states. 4. Which religion migrated from India to China and Japan through the Silk Road? A) Islam. B) Christianity. C) Buddhism. D) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 5. What effects did trade have beyond moving goods? A) Diseases spread by trade. B) Innovations spread by trade. C) Ideas and religion spread by trade. D) All of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers are correct. 6. What was one of the main purposes of the Silk Road? A) To facilitate trade between Asia and Europe. B) To promote local agriculture. C) To spread religious beliefs. D) To establish military alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To facilitate trade between Asia and Europe. 7. Classify (1) to (4) as Fact (F) or Opinion (O), based on your reading of Silk Road.1.The author had expected Hor to be a beautiful and spiritual place2. The lack of pilgrims made the place look so lonely and miserable3.The description he had read about the place also led to his dissatisfaction.4.Hor was located on a draughted land where the only respite was the lake . A) F-2 & 3O-1 &4. B) F-2O-1, 3 & 4. C) F-3 & 4 O-1 & 2. D) F-1 & 4 O-2 &3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) F-1 & 4 O-2 &3. 8. The definition of greed is A) Being happy. B) Wanting too much. C) Working hard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wanting too much. 9. What is a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together, usually for mutual protection in deserts or other hostile regions? A) Silk Roads. B) Caravan. C) Trade Routes. D) Trans-Eurasian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caravan. 10. What was the natural border of China that was an ocean? A) Indian Ocean. B) Pacific Ocean. C) Yellow Sea. D) Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pacific Ocean. 11. Is the year 200 B.C. a different date than the year 200 B.C.E.? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. What was the Silk Road's geographical span? A) From China to Rome. B) From Far East Asia to Europe. C) From Japan to Italy. D) From India to Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From Far East Asia to Europe. 13. Which dynasty in China is associated with the military expeditions that contributed to the Silk Road's origins? A) Han Dynasty. B) Tang Dynasty. C) Ming Dynasty. D) Song Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Han Dynasty. 14. The Silk Road reached its peak during the Mongol controlled ..... between 1271-1368 CE. A) Mongolian Dynasty. B) Shang. C) Yuan Dynasty. D) Han. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yuan Dynasty. 15. The narrator came across ferocious, huge black dogs guarding the tents of the nomads called A) German Shephards. B) Tibetan Mastiffs. C) Chihuahua. D) Great Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibetan Mastiffs. 16. Which Chinese philosopher is credited with stating the "Golden Rule":Treat others as you would want to be treated? A) Laozi. B) Confucius. C) Buddha. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confucius. 17. In Inner China, which natural events improved the soil? A) Floods. B) Hurricanes. C) Sandstorms. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floods. 18. Largest land empire in the history of the world, spanning from Eastern Europe across Asia. A) Roman Empire. B) Persian Empire. C) Greek Empire. D) Mongol Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mongol Empire. 19. TRUE OR FALSE:The Silk Road may have helped disease spread around the world. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. True or False-Nomads were always violent. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. How long ago did trade between China and the Mediterranean region begin? A) About 1, 000 years ago. B) About 500 years ago. C) About 2, 000 years ago. D) About 4, 000 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About 4, 000 years ago. 22. Woodblock printing allowed the Chinese to A) Copy and print texts or drawings very quickly and in large quantities. B) Invent a written language. C) Communicate with foreign travelers. D) Create a new form of artistic expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copy and print texts or drawings very quickly and in large quantities. 23. There is only 1 route on the silk road A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. A valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms A) Nylon. B) Cotton. C) Silk. D) Wool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silk. 25. What was the primary mode of transport for traders on the Silk Road? A) Foot. B) Ships. C) Horses. D) Camels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Camels. 26. What does the term Silk Road denote? A) A network of sea routes linking Japan and Southeast Asia. B) A network of railway lines across Eurasia. C) A network of trails and trading posts connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean. D) A network of air routes connecting Europe and Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A network of trails and trading posts connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean. 27. When did trade along the Silk Road reach its height? A) 1100 CE. B) 200 CE. C) 100 CE. D) 1400 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 200 CE. 28. How did the Han Dynasty ensure the loyalty of its officials? A) By offering them land. B) Through rigorous training and examinations. C) By allowing them to trade freely. D) Through military service. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through rigorous training and examinations. 29. What role did nomadic pastoral people play in trade networks such as the Silk Roads? A) They only worked to disrupt trade and steal products being traded along the Silk Roads. B) They helped diffuse ideas and products along the Silk Roads. C) They served as mediators between opposing groups trying to trade along the Silk Roads. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They helped diffuse ideas and products along the Silk Roads. 30. A market in which a single seller dominates A) License. B) Market power. C) Natural monopoly. D) Monopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monopoly. 31. During the Song Dynasty, the government was forced to move A) South. B) North. C) West. D) East. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South. 32. Send goods outside of the country A) Import. B) Supply. C) Export. D) Demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Export. 33. What technology found its way to Europe, making long land routes obsolete? A) Steam Engine. B) Compass. C) Gunpowder. D) Printing Press. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compass. 34. Why did Europeans in the 1400s begin to be very interested in sea travel? A) Europeans wanted to test their new navigational equipment. B) Europeans were looking for rich farmland to grow spices. C) Europeans were looking for North and South America. D) Europeans wanted to find a water passage to India and China for goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Europeans wanted to find a water passage to India and China for goods. 35. What product was important in opening trade routes to the west? A) Paper. B) Silk. C) Gold. D) Pottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk. 36. Based on the map, which was the southern most country that the Silk Road traveled through? A) China. B) Pakistan. C) India. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 37. A succession of rulers from the same family A) Caravans. B) Dynasty. C) Envoy. D) Officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynasty. 38. What do the Mongol people do as the seasons change? A) Move to areas better suited for cattle. B) Move to mountainous regions. C) Build taller homes. D) Build warmer homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move to areas better suited for cattle. 39. The ..... closely guarded the secret of silk making because the majority of their money came from the sale of it. A) Mongols. B) Romans. C) Chinese. D) Egyptians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chinese. 40. What did Old Cook say would unlock Chengli's past? A) A small piece of jade. B) Joining a caravan. C) Master Fong's jacket. D) His mother's journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A small piece of jade. 41. True or False.People could trade ideas and beliefs along the Silk Road. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. Leaving Kashgar and traveling East, what physical feature did travelers have to prepare to cross? A) Rivers. B) Sea. C) Desert. D) Moutains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 43. What is the zone of rolling grassland extending from eastern Mongolia west into Romania and Hungary? A) The Trans-Eurasian Steppe Belt. B) China. C) The Middle East. D) The Intermontaine Desert and Oasis Belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Trans-Eurasian Steppe Belt. 44. The things that people buy and sell are A) Goods. B) Market. C) Weather. D) Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goods. 45. Merchants used camels to move goods on the eastern Silk Road what animals carried goods on the western Silk Road? A) Yaks. B) Goats. C) Elephants. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yaks. 46. Which of these famous structures owes its existence at least partially to the Silk Road? A) Pyramids at Giza (Egypt). B) Stonehedge (England). C) Great Wall of China. D) Parthenon (Athens, Greece). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Wall of China. 47. What is the largest and most important city in a country? A) Primate city. B) Situation. C) Site. D) Capital city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primate city. 48. Travel along the Silk Road began to decrease after 1000 A.D. because A) There were few things to trade. B) People did not speak the same language. C) Travel became too dangerous. D) World leaders would not allow it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Travel became too dangerous. 49. What era began as Europeans sought new trade routes to East Asia? A) The Enlightenment. B) The Age of Exploration. C) The Industrial Revolution. D) The Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Age of Exploration. 50. Which animal do people in the Silk Roads use to help with travel A) Camel. B) Cats. C) Lizards. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camel. 51. How long did the Silk Road remain in effect? A) A millennium. B) A few decades. C) Centuries. D) A few years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centuries. 52. What is the emphasis of Daoism? A) Living in harmony with "the way". B) Forging a path for oneself. C) Living in strict discipline. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Living in harmony with "the way". 53. Which of these cities was the ancient capital of China, and the eastern end of the Silk Road. A) Chang'an, eastern China. B) Antioch, Turkey. C) Kashgar, western China. D) Rome, Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chang'an, eastern China. 54. Which of the following contributed most to the completion of the overland Silk Routes? A) The growth of powerful empires in Europe and Asia. B) Trade between small, neighboring tribes. C) China's hunger for foreign goods. D) Competition from the maritime Silk Routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The growth of powerful empires in Europe and Asia. 55. Select the option(s) that can be used to describe a Tibetan Mastiffi) Ferocious ii)Alert iii) Friendly iv) Goofy v) Loyal A) I and ii. B) Iii and iv. C) Iv and v. D) I and v. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I and ii. 56. What do we call a person traveling with the sole purpose of trading? A) Barter. B) Merchant. C) Cultural diffusion. D) Caravan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merchant. 57. What did Marco Polo bring back with him from his travels along the Silk Road? A) Knowledge and experience. B) Silk. C) Spices. D) Porcelain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knowledge and experience. 58. Which Chinese philosophy teaches respect at home and in society? A) Confucianism. B) Daoism. C) Legalism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confucianism. 59. True or False. The Silk Road connected every region of the Ancient World. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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