This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Common Subjects > English Hornbill > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. TRUE OR FALSE:The silk road is composed of land route? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 2. Which dynasty significantly expanded and promoted the silk trade? A) Ming Dynasty. B) Yuan Dynasty. C) Qing Dynasty. D) Han Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Han Dynasty. 3. What was the main route that ran westward to Iran and India? A) Central Route. B) Southern Route. C) Northern Route. D) Eastern Route. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern Route. 4. What is the way a place is positioned in relation to is surroundings? A) Primate city. B) Site. C) Situation. D) Capital city. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situation. 5. Who hires the men, decides the route, trades at the market and brings everyone safely home? A) Caravan Leader. B) Camel Master. C) Cook. D) Camel Driver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caravan Leader. 6. What was the primary motive of Kublai Khan for supporting trade and maintaining the Silk Road? A) To accumulate wealth for himself. B) To expand the Yuan Dynasty's military power. C) To foster cultural exchange and technological advancements. D) To establish a monopoly over Silk Road trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To foster cultural exchange and technological advancements. 7. Is the following a CAUSE or EFFECT of the efficiency of the Silk Road Trade Route:Samarkand and Kashgar A) CAUSE. B) EFFECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EFFECT. 8. What other name was Qin Shi called in his earlier life? A) Prince Yao Nu. B) Prince Nao Lee. C) Prince Wu Di Zo. D) Prince Yin Zheng. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prince Yin Zheng. 9. Which of the following spices was traded on the Silk Road? A) Vanilla. B) Pepper. C) Cinnamon. D) Saffron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pepper. 10. This Chinese city was the largest in the world from 1180-1378 with a population of 1 million A) Hong Kong. B) Beijing. C) Hangzhou. D) Shanghai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hangzhou. 11. The Silk Road was named retroactively, in the 19th century. What does "retroactive" mean? A) Applying to something in the past. B) Having to do with trade. C) Arbitrary or random. D) Referring to foreign cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Applying to something in the past. 12. Fabric made from silkworms. Invented in China. A) Zero. B) Trade. C) Silk Road. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silk. 13. What was given to envoys from other lands as gifts? A) Spices. B) Silver. C) Gold. D) Precious silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precious silk. 14. Who first used the term "Silk Road" ? A) Ferdinand Magellan. B) Christopher Columbus. C) Ferdinand von Richthofen. D) John Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ferdinand von Richthofen. 15. Why is Buddhism an example of cultural diffusion along the Silk Road? A) Monks from India spread Buddhism to China. B) Most traders along the route practiced Buddhism. C) Buddhism included trading as part of its tradition. D) Chinese people converted to Buddhism to trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monks from India spread Buddhism to China. 16. Institutions like Caravanserais had the biggest effect in that it helped A) Europe be the first region to reach the Americas. B) End the Mongol's rule over the Silk Roads. C) It helped promote religion and technology across the Silk Roads. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helped promote religion and technology across the Silk Roads. 17. What led to the Silk Road's demise? A) The invention of the airplane. B) New maritime technologies like the magnetic compass. C) A pandemic that spread along the trade routes. D) The Great Wall of China blocking the routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New maritime technologies like the magnetic compass. 18. When is the last day to turn in a missing assignment for the semester? A) TODAY. Friday, December 11th. B) Tomorrow Saturday, December 12th. C) Anytime you want. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TODAY. Friday, December 11th. 19. Desert located to the northwest of China. A) Silk. B) Gobi Desert. C) Zero. D) Taklamakan Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taklamakan Desert. 20. Which of the following is NOT an invention from Ancient China? A) Printing Press. B) Gunpowder. C) Wheel. D) Porcelain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wheel. 21. Which of the following Roman products was most valued by the Chinese? A) Horses. B) Glassware. C) Banners. D) Togas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glassware. 22. What made silk valuable in the west? A) The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it. B) The Romans wanted to buy it to make banners. C) The Syrians thought wool was too itchy. D) The Indians found cotton to be too expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it. 23. The Xi'an Wall was a A) Walking path. B) Decoration. C) Fortification. D) Tall wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortification. 24. Which belief system wanted the government to stay out of people's lives? A) Confucianism. B) Daoism. C) Legalism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daoism. 25. What was the original trade route created by the Persians called? A) Royal Road. B) United States Postal Service. C) Age of Discovery. D) Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Royal Road. 26. What impact did "The Travels of Marco Polo" have on European adventurers? A) It resulted in their imprisonment in China. B) It led to their capture in Genovese jails. C) It inspired many to make the journey along the Silk Road. D) It discouraged them from traveling to the East. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It inspired many to make the journey along the Silk Road. 27. What sort of merchandise traveled along the Silk Road? A) Silk. B) Gold. C) Glass. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 28. These are natural or man-made obstacles to voluntary trade. A) Quota. B) Tariff. C) Trade Barrier. D) Embargo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade Barrier. 29. Approximately how many miles of territory did the Silk Road cover? A) 2, 000 miles. B) 1, 000 miles. C) 5, 000 miles. D) 500 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5, 000 miles. 30. The following was an effect of increased trade along the Silk Road A) Rise of cities like Great Zimbawe. B) The rise of cities from oasis like Samarkand. C) Rise in population in China. D) Lowering of population in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rise of cities from oasis like Samarkand. 31. Which major engineering accomplishment was begun during the Sui Dynasty? A) Great Wall of China. B) Invention of the compass. C) Silk manufacturing. D) Grand Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grand Canal. 32. What did the Silk Road enable between China and Rome? A) Exchange of armies. B) Exchange of demons. C) Exchange of goods. D) Exchange of languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exchange of goods. 33. Representatives of the emperor sent to another country A) Officials. B) Caravans. C) Envoy. D) Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Envoy. 34. How did travelers try to protect themselves against robbers on the Silk Road? A) Traders joined together in caravans with camels or other pack animals. B) Robbers joined together with donkeys and other animals. C) Traders joined together with horses or other pack animals. D) People joined together with wolves or other pack animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traders joined together in caravans with camels or other pack animals. 35. What was the Silk Road primarily used for? A) Military conquests. B) Religious pilgrimages. C) Global trade. D) Scientific research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global trade. 36. How did the Mongols improve the Silk Road? A) They lowered tolls and taxes. They guarded travelers and merchants from bandits. B) Raised tolls and taxes on the roads. C) Restricted access to the Silk Road. D) They stationed mercenaries throughout the Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They lowered tolls and taxes. They guarded travelers and merchants from bandits. 37. Desert located in the North of China. A) Silk. B) Taklamakan Desert. C) Gobi Desert. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gobi Desert. 38. What animal was used, leaving Kashgar and traveling West? A) Yak. B) Horse. C) Donkey. D) Camel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yak. 39. What allowed goods and information to move across the world at an unprecedented speed and volume? A) Cross-continental communication cables. B) Container ships. C) Super sonic vehicles. D) Cargo planes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cross-continental communication cables. 40. Officials were people who were ..... to a position in government. A) Obtained. B) Official. C) Assigned. D) Envoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assigned. 41. Which of the following trade goods did NOT come from Africa? A) Grain. B) Papyrus. C) Oils. D) Tusks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oils. 42. What is is concerned primarily with identifying beliefs about human existence and evaluating arguments that support those beliefs A) Polytheism. B) Religion. C) Philosophy. D) Governnment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philosophy. 43. Silk Road began more than ..... years ago. A) 8, 000. B) 10, 000. C) 6, 000. D) 3, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3, 000. 44. Who created/started the Han Dynasty? A) Liu Bang. B) Wudi. C) Sima Qian. D) Qin Shi Huangdi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liu Bang. 45. What impact did globalization have on culture and economy? A) Positive impact. B) Negative impact. C) Neutral impact. D) No impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive impact. 46. What was the main reason why traders crossed the desert traveling in caravans? A) To have more people to hunt camels. B) To make it easier to carry heavy goods. C) To have more people to look for water. D) To make it safer to travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make it safer to travel. 47. What technology enabled the circumvention of mountains, deserts, and oceans for global interconnectedness? A) Magnetic compass. B) Super sonic vehicles. C) Caravans. D) Communication cables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magnetic compass. 48. During which time period did the Silk Road play a significant role in cultural, economic, and political exchange? A) 1400 CE to 1800 CE. B) 200 BCE to 1400 CE. C) 1000 CE to 1500 CE. D) 500 CE to 1000 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 200 BCE to 1400 CE. 49. What was one of the main benefits of the Silk Road besides trade? A) Building castles. B) Spreading ideas and exchanging goods. C) Mining for gold. D) Growing crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spreading ideas and exchanging goods. 50. Use passage 2, "Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan" by Hildi Kang. (RL.7.3)In Passage 2, how do the sights and sounds of the Silk Road affect Chengli? A) The excitement of the city causes Chengli to feel inspired. B) The challenges of the desert cause Chengli to feel discouraged. C) The variety of the landscape develops Chengli's sense of wonder. D) The dangers of the moutains develop Chengli's sense of nervousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The variety of the landscape develops Chengli's sense of wonder. 51. What role did the Mongolians play in the Silk Road? A) The Mongolians were able to make the trading along the Silk Road safer. B) The Mongolians brought many groups of people together to conquer land. C) The Mongolians were able to conquer and control China. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Mongolians were able to make the trading along the Silk Road safer. 52. What Did The Silk Road Share Other Than Trade A) Culture. B) Food. C) Trophies. D) CULTURE, FOOD AND TRADITION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CULTURE, FOOD AND TRADITION. 53. What did the spread of technologies and ideas along the Silk Road lead to? A) Decrease in trade and cultural exchange. B) Isolation of the Yuan Dynasty. C) Spread of Chinese technologies and practices. D) Collapse of the Mongol Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spread of Chinese technologies and practices. 54. Why was the protagonist facing communication problems in Darchen? A) As he never wanted to talk to locals. B) As he was always busy in his meditation. C) As no one knew English. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As no one knew English. 55. What were some of the benefits of the Silk Road? A) Facilitated trade and commerce. B) Spread of diseases. C) Isolation of different cultures. D) Decrease in cultural exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facilitated trade and commerce. 56. What did the princess say when Chengli tried saving her from the mudslide? A) Thank you. B) Chop off his head. C) I owe you my life. D) Arrest him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chop off his head. 57. Why does the text describe the Silk Road trade system as "relay trade" ? A) Different regions raced to acquire the greatest amount of goods and use this wealth to vanquish their enemies. B) Goods were transferred from one merchant to another. Very few merchants traveled the whole length of the Silk Road system. C) It was a system that allowed for the transmission of information and ideas across a long distance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goods were transferred from one merchant to another. Very few merchants traveled the whole length of the Silk Road system. 58. The Europeans sailed to the Americas in ..... A) 1787. B) 1488. C) 1776. D) 1492. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1492. 59. Istanbul is located on a peninsula with a good, natural harbor. Geographers refer to this as ..... A) Site. B) Luck. C) Situation. D) GDP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Site. 60. What was the main reason Europeans sought new maritime routes? A) Because of the collapse of the Silk Road. B) To reach the riches of East Asia. C) To find a faster route to the moon. D) To avoid the dangers of land travel. 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