This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Common Subjects > English Hornbill > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How long would the entire journey from one end of the main Silk Roads route to the other typically take? A) Six months. B) One year. C) Two years. D) Three months. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Six months. 2. Which region is characterized by a relatively dry climate and fertile soil where crops like wheat and millet grow? A) North China. B) South China. C) Middle East. D) Mainland Southeast Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North China. 3. Which of the following scientific phenomena was better understood due to the Silk Road's cultural exchanges? A) Magnetism. B) Electricity. C) Photosynthesis. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magnetism. 4. Chengli believes the spirits talk to him through the A) Water. B) Donkeys. C) Camels. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 5. Which area did these traded goods come from? Ivory, Rhinoceros horn A) India. B) Africa. C) Central Asia. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Africa. 6. Why did the western Silk Road end at Mediterranean ports such as Antioch? A) After such a long journey, most traders wanted to stop. B) Most of the goods the Chinese wanted came from that region. C) Goods could be loaded there onto ships to be taken to other lands. D) The Roman Empire did not allow Chinese goods within its borders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goods could be loaded there onto ships to be taken to other lands. 7. What animal could carry enough food and water to ensure a traveler could make it from one oasis to another? A) Horse. B) Camel. C) Oxen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Camel. 8. How many miles is it? A) 14738. B) 13000. C) 15000. D) 20000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13000. 9. What disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world? A) Dehydration. B) Bubonic Plague (Black Plague). C) Flu. D) Chicken Pox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bubonic Plague (Black Plague). 10. What characteristic made the mountains of China natural barriers to trade? A) The steep, rocky terrain. B) He thick forest cover. C) The extreme temperature range. D) The hot, dry climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The steep, rocky terrain. 11. After four centuries of internal division, China was united in 581 under the A) Yuan Dynasty. B) Song Dynasty. C) Tang Dynasty. D) Sui Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sui Dynasty. 12. What is the Silk Road? A) A series of ancient footpaths. B) A modern highway for fast transportation. C) A single road connecting London and Hong Kong. D) A network of multiple routes for trade and cultural exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A network of multiple routes for trade and cultural exchange. 13. What impact did the Silk Road have on the Renaissance? A) No impact. B) Spread of philosophical ideas. C) Economic decline. D) Decrease in trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spread of philosophical ideas. 14. What is the likely reason why the Roman emperor told Romans not to wear silk? A) He worried that buying to much silk is taking to much of the emperors gold. B) He believed that cotton was softer and more comfortable than silk. C) He was afraid the silkworms would eat too many leaves off the trees. D) He wanted to save as much silk as possible to make army banners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He worried that buying to much silk is taking to much of the emperors gold. 15. Marco Polo was an A) Italian merchant. B) Italian sailor. C) Chinese merhcant. D) Italian bandit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italian merchant. 16. Which person was an Italian trader who went to China and visited the court of Kublai Khan A) Shaka Zulu. B) Genghis Khan. C) Ibn Battuta. D) Marco Polo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marco Polo. 17. What is a caravan? A) A UNESCO world heritage site. B) A valuable good. C) A kind of spice. D) A group of people travelling together. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A group of people travelling together. 18. The speaker gave an estimated distance of 5, 000 miles (8, 000 kilometers) for the Silk Road. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Who buys products and sells them at the market? A) Merchant. B) Trader. C) Camel Master. D) Caravan Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trader. 20. What was NOT spread throughout the world because of the Silk Road? A) Religions and ideas. B) Trade goods. C) Diseases. D) Geographic features. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geographic features. 21. Which dynasty greatly expanded silk trade during their rule? A) Zhou. B) Han. C) Qin. D) Shang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Han. 22. Which of the following was a challenge faced by traders on the Silk Road? A) Easy navigation. B) Lack of demand for goods. C) Abundant water supply. D) Risk of robbery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Risk of robbery. 23. T or F:The Silk Road was an actual road A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. How did trade along the Silk Road benefit the Chinese people? A) They gained new methods for producing metalwork and glass. B) They gained new methods for producing metalwork and glass. C) They gained understanding of how to mine resources such as silver and gold. D) They gained access to items they did not have, such as salt and certain spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They gained access to items they did not have, such as salt and certain spices. 25. When his mother died Chengli was left to live with A) Old Cook. B) Little Woo. C) Fourth Brother. D) Master Fong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old Cook. 26. What was a significant scientific impact of the Silk Road on medicine? A) Development of antibiotics. B) Invention of the stethoscope. C) Discovery of DNA. D) Introduction of herbal medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduction of herbal medicine. 27. Most merchants traveled the entire distance of the Silk Road, carrying their goods from one end to the other. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Question #7:True or False:The Silk Road lasted for about two years, tops. Note:I am not talking about travelling the Silk Road. I am talking about its dominance in trade. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Most of the traders went short distances. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. One way in which Pax Romana and Pax Mongolia are similar is that both were characterized by A) Political stability and security that allowed for an increase in trade. B) Unifying religious institutions. C) Representative forms of government. D) Social equality for men and women. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political stability and security that allowed for an increase in trade. 31. Who were the nomadic tribes that played a key role in early trade along the Silk Road? A) The Scythians. B) The Greeks. C) The Egyptians. D) The Romans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Scythians. 32. What is Mount Kailash important for the author's long journey in the mountains? A) To show his essential display in Buddhist beliefs. B) To show his friends that he is adventurous. C) To meet a friend that lived in the mountains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show his essential display in Buddhist beliefs. 33. What belongs in the blank space on the diagram? India ChinaCotton Spices Silk ..... ? ..... A) Polished ivory. B) Ground coffee. C) Wool carpets. D) Fine dishware. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fine dishware. 34. A route used mostly to carry goods from one place to be sold in another A) Barter. B) Trail. C) Trade routes. D) National parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade routes. 35. What does OPEC stand for? A) Organization of Petroleum Excelling Countries. B) Oil Producing of the Equilibrium Countries. C) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. D) Oil, Petroleum, and Excellent Countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. 36. Tariff, Quota and embargo are all examples of a A) Economic system. B) Specialization. C) Trade barrier. D) Currency exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade barrier. 37. During the second Silk Roads era, these two groups began trading with one another for the first time: A) The Huns and Mings. B) The wealthy and poor. C) The Arabs and Chinese. D) The Wongs and Abulas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Arabs and Chinese. 38. What was a major consequence of the Silk Road on Rome? A) Decrease in power. B) Outflow of gold. C) Increased knowledge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outflow of gold. 39. How much people want or desire a good A) Import. B) Unbalanced trade. C) Supply. D) Demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Demand. 40. Which ancient Chinese city served as the eastern terminus of the Silk Road? A) Chengdu. B) Xi'an. C) Shanghai. D) Beijing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Xi'an. 41. Why would plague have spread most quickly between coastal cities, then moved inland? A) Because maritime (sea) traders carried plague on their ships. B) Because plague spread more easily in moist ocean air. C) Because inland regions were not as densely populated as the coast. D) Because people living inland were immune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because maritime (sea) traders carried plague on their ships. 42. Match the following definition with one of the words below:a fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access A) Cotton. B) Barrier. C) Bandits. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barrier. 43. The Black Death (Bubonic Plague) that destroyed 1/3rd of the populations of Europe, Africa, and Asia was transmitted to humans by what creature? A) Rats. B) Cats. C) Mongols. D) Fleas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fleas. 44. At the western end of the Silk Road, how were goods moved from ports on the Mediterranean such as Constantinople? A) By donkeys. B) By ships. C) By elephants. D) By camels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By ships. 45. India and China are ..... in the ..... of Asia. A) States in the country of. B) Countries in the city of. C) Continents in the country of. D) Countries in the continent of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Countries in the continent of. 46. Camels were the preferred packing animal. 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. 47. How did Meiling show that she did care for Chengli? A) Sharing her lunch at the festival. B) Offering her blanket to him during the sandstorm. C) She held his hand after the sandstorm. D) She gave him a gold piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offering her blanket to him during the sandstorm. 48. Which item was primarily transported from East to West on the Silk Road? A) Cotton. B) Silk. C) Spices. D) Wool. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk. 49. A vast overland trade network extending from China to the Mediterranean A) Silk Road. B) Great Wall. C) Civil service. D) Envoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk Road. 50. What technology made its way from China to the Middle East, influencing the futures of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughul Empires? A) Steam Engine. B) Printing Press. C) Crossbow. D) Compass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compass. 51. To get or receive something A) Officials. B) Cuisine. C) Assigned. D) Obtained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obtained. 52. True/False-The Silk Road had both land routes and sea routes A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. What continents were connected by the Silk Road? A) Asia, Africa, Europe. B) Asia, North America, Australia. C) Asia, Europe, Antarctica. D) Asia, Africa, South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia, Africa, Europe. 54. Which of the following natural resources, important for scientific study, was commonly traded on the Silk Road? A) Salt. B) Coal. C) Uranium. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt. 55. Which civilizations were connected by the Silk Road? A) Europe and Antarctica. B) Americas and Africa. C) Asia and Europe. D) Australia and Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia and Europe. 56. How did trade along the Silk Road affect many of the countries that participated? A) The hazards promoted cooperation between countries. B) The cultural exchange destroyed local traditions. C) Conflict led to advancements in weapons development. D) The exchange of goods led to economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The exchange of goods led to economic growth. 57. What was Genghis Khan's birth name? A) Marco Polo. B) Jurchen Jin. C) Yuan Haowen. D) Temujin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temujin. 58. What led to the demise of the Silk Road as a major trade route? A) New maritime technologies. B) Collapse of the Roman Empire. C) Chinese dynasties. D) Mongol rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New maritime technologies. 59. Which empire withdrew from international trade following the collapse of Mongol rule? A) British Empire. B) Roman Empire. C) Mongolian Empire. D) Chinese Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chinese Empire. 60. What was the main danger encountered by tradesmen on the Silk Road? A) Roman soldiers. B) Bandits. C) Difficult mountains. D) Extreme temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandits. ← 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 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 8Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books