This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Common Subjects > English Hornbill > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was one of the main reasons for the creation of The Silk Road? A) To explore new lands. B) To spread Chinese culture. C) The desire for Chinese goods. D) To build new cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The desire for Chinese goods. 2. Which scientific field benefited from the botanical exchanges along the Silk Road? A) Geology. B) Botany. C) Astronomy. D) Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Botany. 3. Which of the following best describes the Silk Road? A) A route that was used to bring silk from Rome to China. B) A network of trade routes that extended across Asia. C) A route that connected western Europe to eastern Europe. D) A single road that extended across Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A network of trade routes that extended across Asia. 4. Which of the following is an accurate statement about cultural diffusion? A) Cultural diffusion spreads ideas, knowledge, and goods. B) Cultural diffusion occurs only within one culture. C) Cultural diffusion no longer takes place today. D) Cultural diffusion happened only along the Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural diffusion spreads ideas, knowledge, and goods. 5. What did other countries begin copying from the Chinese practice? A) Using gold coins. B) Using credit cards. C) Using barter system. D) Using paper money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using paper money. 6. Use passage 2, "Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan" by Hildi Kang. (RL.7.2)Select a detail from Passage 2 that would be important to include in a summary. A) Chengli knows about the Silk Road from hearing stories. B) Chengli makes his first journey on the Silk Road by caravan. C) Chengli feels proud that he improves his understanding of caravans. D) People entering and leaving China are required to pass through Dunhuang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chengli makes his first journey on the Silk Road by caravan. 7. What did Europeans seek in East Asia that led to the Age of Exploration? A) Tea. B) Silk. C) Spices. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spices. 8. The process by which ideas and inventions spread from one culture to another is called? A) Sharing ideas. B) Cultural Diffusion. C) Diffusion. D) Ideas Spreading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural Diffusion. 9. What was the main route that went westward to the Black Sea? A) Eastern Route. B) Northern Route. C) Southern Route. D) Central Route. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern Route. 10. This would eventually replace the Silk Road as it was faster, and people were able to trade a larger amount of goods. A) Indian Ocean Trade Routes. B) Jet Stream Travel. C) Trans-Saharan Trade Routes. D) Atlantic Ocean Trade Routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian Ocean Trade Routes. 11. A Trade item that is brought into a country from another place. A) Ancestor. B) Export. C) Pictograph. D) Import. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Import. 12. How long did it take to travel the Silk Road? A) Two years. B) Four years. C) Ten years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two years. 13. Generally, along the Silk Road, as products moved further from the place of origin, the price of the product ..... A) Increased. B) Decreased. C) Stayed the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased. 14. What made the Silk Road dangerous to travel? A) The presence of wild animals along the route. B) The route was only accessible by sea. C) The route was frequently blocked by warring factions. D) Harsh weather and theft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harsh weather and theft. 15. One way in which the travels of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta are similar is that each A) Led to the establishment of colonies. B) Started mass migrations from Europe. C) Stimulated interest in other cultures. D) Resulted in archaeological discoveries in Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulated interest in other cultures. 16. Caravanserais are best described as A) Passports the Mongols issued to merchants. B) Seasonal wind patterns associated with the Indian Ocean. C) Motels on the Silk Roads. D) Packs or merchants with their pack animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motels on the Silk Roads. 17. What is a city that is the governmental center of a country or region? A) Capital city. B) Primate city. C) Situation. D) Site. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital city. 18. TRUE or FALSE:The first long-distance trade route in Asia was created by the Chinese A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 19. What did Western merchants sell along the Silk Road? A) Silk. B) Spices. C) Tea. D) Glassware. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glassware. 20. What was one of the impacts of globalization mentioned? A) The discovery of new planets. B) The end of all trade routes. C) The invention of the internet. D) Canadian shoppers buy t-shirts made in Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canadian shoppers buy t-shirts made in Bangladesh. 21. What did the Silk Road bring to Chinese culture? A) New languages. B) New animals and types of food. C) New clothing styles. D) New religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New animals and types of food. 22. The Silk Road connected China with which of the following regions? A) Sub-Saharan Africa. B) Eastern Europe. C) The Mediterranean. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Mediterranean. 23. Which of the following was a reason for the decline of the Silk Road? A) The bubonic plague, or Black Death. B) The invention of the airplane. C) The development of quicker sea routes. D) The construction of the Great Wall of China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The development of quicker sea routes. 24. Who is the first Emperor of China? A) Lao Hu Cheng. B) Qin Shi Huang. C) Wu Di. D) Qin Lu Kong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qin Shi Huang. 25. Of all the countries int he world, China has the ..... A) Longest river. B) Worst weather. C) Largest area. D) Most people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most people. 26. What was the approximate length of the main route of the Silk Roads? A) 6, 000 miles. B) 8, 000 miles. C) 4, 000 miles. D) 2, 000 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4, 000 miles. 27. What was the primary purpose of the Silk Road? A) To connect Europe and Asia for trade. B) To establish political alliances. C) To spread religious beliefs. D) To serve as a military route. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect Europe and Asia for trade. 28. What Ancient Chinese Dynasty significantly expanded the silk trade during their rule from 206 BC to 220 AD? A) Tang Dynasty. B) Han Dynasty. C) Qing Dynasty. D) Song Dynasty. E) Ming Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Han Dynasty. 29. Connected Luoyang to Kashgar. 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. 30. How did the natural vegetation of the Northeastern Plain affect the lives of ancient settlers there? A) Fruit trees attracted settlement around oases. B) Varieties of plant life encouraged raising crops. C) Dense woods supported hunting and gathering. D) Prairie grass provided food for horses and sheep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prairie grass provided food for horses and sheep. 31. Confucius, Laozi and Hanfeizi are examples of Chinese ..... A) Gods. B) Emperors. C) Philosophers. D) Prophets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philosophers. 32. You can ..... an old phone for a new one. A) Market. B) Goods. C) Trade. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade. 33. How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis Khan? A) He was his father. B) He was his uncle. C) He was his grandson. D) He was his son. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was his grandson. 34. Which of the following scientific instruments was spread through the Silk Road? A) Microscope. B) Telescope. C) Barometer. D) Astrolabe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astrolabe. 35. Besides trade goods, what else traveled along the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade routes? A) Religions like Islam and Buddhism. B) Transportation like cars and trains. C) Ideas like electricity and fire. D) Technology like the printing press and sun dial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religions like Islam and Buddhism. 36. Chengli is troubled when Fourth Brother sold Master Fong's A) Jacket. B) Jade piece. C) Inkstone. D) Bedroll. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inkstone. 37. When the author says, "It sounded dangerous to me", he means that A) The atmospheric pressure was building up. B) A lot of heat and gas had emitted the top of the car. C) The pressure in the tyres was low. D) The vehicle could catch fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The vehicle could catch fire. 38. What was the impact of the diverse landscape of the Silk Roads on population distribution? A) Concentration in deserts. B) Dispersal in grasslands and river valleys. C) Nomadic settlement in mountains. D) Centralization in oases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dispersal in grasslands and river valleys. 39. What is our essential question from this unit? A) How did the Silk Road increase access to certain goods in specific geographic regions?. B) What is the Silk Road and where was it located?. C) What are the consequences of the expansion and intensification of communication and exchange networks?. D) What are the main ports along the Silk Road, and what was life like for travellers, merchants, and citizens of the towns along the way?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What are the consequences of the expansion and intensification of communication and exchange networks?. 40. What sorts of things were traded along the Silk Road? A) Silk. B) Spices. C) Porcelain. D) Salt. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 41. Which of the following was a significant impact of the Silk Road? A) Cultural exchange between different civilizations. B) The decline of maritime trade routes. C) The isolation of China from the rest of the world. D) The invention of the printing press. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural exchange between different civilizations. 42. Which of the following statements best describes the Silk Road? A) A paved highway through central China used by the Ancient Chinese emperors. B) A number of trade routes that went between China and Eastern Europe. C) An established trade route between India and Europe. D) The road between the silk factories and the capital of Ancient China where you could buy the silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A number of trade routes that went between China and Eastern Europe. 43. Which famous traveler wrote about his journeys on the Silk Road? A) Vasco da Gama. B) Ferdinand Magellan. C) Christopher Columbus. D) Marco Polo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marco Polo. 44. True or False. Without the Silk Road, ancient civilizations would have been able to develop the same technologies easily and develop prosperous trade relationships. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. Which empire DID NOT benefit from gunpowder? A) Safavid Empire. B) Mughul Empire. C) Ottoman Empire. D) Roman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roman Empire. 46. Which city was the farthest east on the Silk Road? A) Quanzhou. B) Istanbul. C) Rome. D) Beijing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quanzhou. 47. Something is valuable if ..... A) If forms a caravan. B) It can be used to preserve food. C) It costs a lot of money. D) It travels from far away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It costs a lot of money. 48. The farthest Western point of the Silk Road was ..... A) North Africa. B) Rome. C) India. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rome. 49. An effect of the growth and security of the Silk Roads was/were innovation(s) in ..... A) Banking systems. B) Caravanserai, where travelers could rest themselves and their animals. C) Using money instead of bartering. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 50. What pioneering cultures created the Silk Road? A) European cultures. B) Multiple cultures. C) Chinese cultures. D) Mongolian cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple cultures. 51. The "Blazing Beacon" was lit to make others aware of what? A) Losing power. B) Warning of possible attack. C) Being attacked. D) Declaring war. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warning of possible attack. 52. The Silk Road covered approximately ..... miles. A) 400, 000. B) 4 million. C) 400. D) 4, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4, 000. 53. What two physical features did the Silk Road go across? A) Taklamakan Desert & Himalaya Mountains. B) Taklamakan Desert & Altai Mountains. C) Gobi Desert & Tian Shen Mountains. D) Gobi Desert & Pamir Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gobi Desert & Pamir Mountains. 54. Why was silk the perfect thing to trade? A) It was rare. B) It was light and valuable. C) I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was light and valuable. 55. Everyone in Asia knew how to make silk, but China did it much better because their craftsmen were more skilled A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 56. Question #4:True or False:The Caravan Guide were trained at nautical schools in India and made sure the caravans were heading in the right direction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. What contributed to advancements in medicine along the Silk Road? A) Spread of diseases. B) Trade of spices. C) Religious practices. D) Dissemination of scientific knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dissemination of scientific knowledge. 58. At the western end of the Silk Road, how were goods moved from ports on the Mediterranean such as Antioch? A) By camels. B) By ships. C) By donkeys. D) By elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By ships. 59. What people were originally the only ones to know the secret to making silk? A) Europeans. B) Chinese. C) Americans. D) Russians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chinese. 60. A time of great strength or success A) Dynasty. B) Domestication. 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