This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Common Subjects > English Hornbill > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What motivated the creation of the Silk Road? A) Desire for luxury goods. B) Diverse and harsh landscape. C) Military conquests. D) Religious missions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire for luxury goods. 2. The benefits of building the Great Wall in China:To protect the people of China from invaders such as the Xiongnu A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. The art of making pictures or designs using threads sewn onto fabric A) Silk. B) Cricket. C) Embroidery. D) Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embroidery. 4. Which civilization's conquest led to the expansion of the Silk Road into Central Asia? A) Greece. B) India. C) Persia. D) Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greece. 5. Which family member does Chengli want to learn more about? A) His mother. B) His father. C) His grandfather. D) His sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His father. 6. Which region further developed navigational systems and invented nautical instruments along the Silk Road? A) Persia. B) India. C) China. D) Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arabia. 7. With a monopoly on the the Silk trade the Chinese could keep the price A) High. B) Low. C) Demand. D) Supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High. 8. Which group lost power, contributing to the decline of the Silk Road? A) The Romans. B) The Egyptians. C) The Mongols. D) The Greeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Mongols. 9. Which religion spread significantly due to the Silk Road? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Zoroastrianism. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 10. What technology from China was possibly transmitted to the Western world? A) Gunpowder. B) Crossbow technology. C) Paper making. D) The printing press. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crossbow technology. 11. TRUE OR FALSE:The silk Route was established in 400 B.C A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 12. How did the magnetic compass help traders? A) It helped them find their way to new countries by land and water. B) It helped them protect themselves while traveling on the Silk Road. C) It helped them increase their wealth because the compass was in high demand. D) It helped them locate food along the Silk Road during the long journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helped them find their way to new countries by land and water. 13. How many years did the Emperor rule in China? A) 11. B) 21. C) 10. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11. 14. What modern concept is compared to the Silk Road? A) The Internet. B) Railroads. C) Highways. D) Air travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Internet. 15. The Silk Road was a neatly paved road that allowed people to travel. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Protected by the Great Wall. 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. 17. What do we call a group of people traveling together? A) Merchant. B) Barter. C) Cultural diffusion. D) Caravan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caravan. 18. What made the Taklimakan Desert one of the most dangerous deserts in the world? A) Bandits and nomadic tribes. B) Wild animals near the rivers. C) Sandstorms and shifting dunes. D) Flash floods after thunderstorms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sandstorms and shifting dunes. 19. Question #6:True or False:The Silk Road started in Japan and made its way to Russia. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Why the Chinese peolpe didnt reveal the recipe of the silk? A) Becuase they were afraid that other peolple made it and sell it cheaper. B) Because they were bad peolple. C) Beacuse they stole the recipe of other people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Becuase they were afraid that other peolple made it and sell it cheaper. 21. Perfume, cosmetics, and carpets came from this side. A) Western Silk Road. B) Eastern Silk Road. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western Silk Road. 22. Officials were people A) Who were assigned a specific position in the government. B) Who were scholars. C) Who traded on the silk road. D) Who exchanged ideas with others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who were assigned a specific position in the government. 23. Which religion spread across the Middle East and Africa via the Silk Road? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Islam. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Islam. 24. Question #8:True or False:The Silk Road was more than one road and had many different branches of trade routes to make it a huge trade network. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Both Rome and Istanbul are mentioned as important trade centers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. What role did nomadic tribes play in the Silk Road? A) They spread goods and ideas. B) They avoided it. C) They ignored it. D) They all died walking on the Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They spread goods and ideas. 27. What led Europeans to seek new maritime routes to East Asia? A) French Revolution. B) Industrial Revolution. C) American Revolution. D) Age of Exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Age of Exploration. 28. Who was one of the most famous explorers who traveled along the Silk Road? A) Sir Francis Drake. B) Vasco de Gama. C) Marco Polo. D) Ferdinand Magellan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marco Polo. 29. What institutions did Kublai Khan establish to promote knowledge and learning? A) Imperial Academy of Medicine and Institute of Muslim Commerce. B) Institute of European Astronomy and Imperial Academy of Trade. C) Institute of Muslim Astronomy and Imperial Academy of Medicine. D) Institute of Silk Road Security and Imperial Academy of Taxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Institute of Muslim Astronomy and Imperial Academy of Medicine. 30. What year was the first Emperor born? A) 259 BC. B) 100 BC. C) 259 AC. D) 1420 AC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 259 BC. 31. What did Emperor Justinian send men to steal from China? A) Silkworms. B) Spices. C) Porcelain. D) Horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silkworms. 32. What is a contribution from Ancient China? A) Wheelbarrow. B) Fireworks. C) Gunpowder. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 33. What was the name of the ambassador sent to negotiate with nomads in the West? A) Vasco da Gama. B) Zhang Qian. C) Christopher Columbus. D) Marco Polo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zhang Qian. 34. Read the sentence from the article. Trips to the East became more favorable when traders found silks and spices. The suffix-able means "can be" or "is able." What is a favorable trip? A) One that is canceled. B) One that is changed. C) One that is liked. D) One that is disliked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One that is liked. 35. What kind of landform might have made it necessary to build a road "around" ? A) Mountain. B) River. C) Ocean. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain. 36. What was the disease spread through the Silk Road? A) Cholera. B) Smallpox. C) Bubonic plague. D) Malaria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bubonic plague. 37. The term empire is best defined as A) A country that requires conquered peoples to assimilate. B) A political unit that has a common religious faith. C) An extensive territory under the rule of a single authority. D) The government ruled by the consent of the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An extensive territory under the rule of a single authority. 38. What are the years for the 13th century CE? A) 1301-1400. B) 1201-1300. C) 301-401. D) 1101-1200. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1201-1300. 39. About how many miles was the Silk Road? A) 1, 000. B) 2, 000. C) 3, 000. D) 4, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4, 000. 40. Which scientific advancement was facilitated by the Silk Road? A) Invention of the steam engine. B) Creation of the internet. C) Discovery of penicillin. D) Development of the compass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Development of the compass. 41. Why were spices so expensive for Europeans in the 15th century? A) Few people had permission to sell spices. B) Spices were located in East Asia. C) Growing spices required a lot of labor. D) Spices were difficult to grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spices were located in East Asia. 42. Who completed the Persian Royal Road? A) Genghis Khan. B) Darius the First. C) Alexander the Great. D) Zhang Qian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Darius the First. 43. Approximately how long was the Silk Road? A) About 100 miles. B) About 4, 000 miles. C) About 2, 000 miles. D) About 3, 000 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About 4, 000 miles. 44. What did the Persian Royal Road accomplish? A) Was the first road to use concrete. B) Served as a pilgrimage route for religious followers. C) Connected the East and West coasts of the United States. D) Reduced travel time for goods and messages significantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduced travel time for goods and messages significantly. 45. Which of the following trade goods did NOT come from China? A) Gold. B) Copper. C) Spices. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spices. 46. What did the Silk Road spread along its routes? A) Culture and new ideas. B) Silk. C) Spices. D) Porcelain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture and new ideas. 47. Which physical feature made trade difficult with lands north of China? A) The North China Plain. B) The Gobi desert. C) The Himalayas. D) The Plateau of Tibet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Gobi desert. 48. What were the mountains, deserts, and oceans that once separated people now circumvented by? A) Caravans. B) Communication cables. C) Super sonic vehicles. D) Space signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Super sonic vehicles. 49. Which scientific concept was indirectly promoted by the Silk Road through cultural exchanges? A) Zero as a number. B) Evolution. C) Theory of relativity. D) Quantum mechanics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zero as a number. 50. Which of the following statements best supports the argumentthat silk trade must have been very valuable? A) The caravan left China with armed guards toprotect them from bandits. B) Chinese traders did not travel the entire SilkRoad. C) Local traders in Central Asia took the silk toits final destination. D) In China, camels were loaded with silk andother goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The caravan left China with armed guards toprotect them from bandits. 51. What did Marco Polo's book, The Travels of Marco Polo, do? A) Encouraged people to travel westward along the Silk Road. B) Discouraged people from traveling along the Silk Road. C) Promoted European inventions and technologies. D) Highlighted the decline of the Mongol Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encouraged people to travel westward along the Silk Road. 52. Which goods were commonly traded along the Silk Road? A) Silk, spices, and precious metals. B) Oil, coal, and natural gas. C) Timber, cotton, and wool. D) Electronics, cars, and machinery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk, spices, and precious metals. 53. What were the three routes? A) Northern Route, Central Route, Southern Route. B) Central Route, Western Route, Eastern Route. C) Eastern Route, Southern Route, Central Route. D) Western Route, Eastern Route, Northern Route. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northern Route, Central Route, Southern Route. 54. Voyages to new territories by European navigators in the 15th century, looking for an all-water trade route to replace the Silk Road A) South American Exploration. B) European Exploration. C) North American Exploration. D) Asian Exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) European Exploration. 55. People in the Muslim Empire learned about the number system now called Arabic numerals through trade with A) Egypt. B) China. C) India. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 56. Culture is spread by ..... A) TV and Internet. B) War and Conquest. C) Both of the above answers are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above answers are correct. 57. What religion were people beginning to convert during the time of your journey (Tang Dynasty)? A) Islam. B) Buddhism. C) Christianity. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Islam. 58. How did the Silk Road help China overcome its geographic isolation? A) It provided better trade routes north of China. B) It helped connect China to countries to the west. C) It encouraged contact with countries to the south. D) It led to increased communication with lands to the east. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helped connect China to countries to the west. 59. Which Empire closed the Silk Road? A) Greek Empire. B) Ottoman Empire. C) German Empire. D) Roman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ottoman Empire. 60. Which of the following is the best description of the Silk Road? A) A very icy road that is as slippery as silk. B) A series of highways in China that allowed people to travel at high speeds. C) A trade route. D) A series of trade routes on both land and sea that allowed people to trade both products and ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A series of trade routes on both land and sea that allowed people to trade both products and ideas. ← 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 4Class 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books