This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What religion spread from India along the Silk Road to East Asia including China? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Christianity. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 2. Select the statement(s)that justify(s)the title of the chapter "Silk Road" I) Silk is the lake's name that the author crosses II)The author explored the old silk route which was one of the historical routes for trade III)The author enjoyed buying silk for his friends IV)The author sees the creation of the silk cloth on his entire journey A) II and IV. B) Only II. C) I & III. D) Only IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only II. 3. What 2 empires did the Silk Road connect? A) The Chang and Greek. B) The Han and Roman. C) The Roman and Egyptians. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Han and Roman. 4. Why was it important for the Chinese to keep silk a secret? A) They wanted to keep all the silk. B) If they were the only ones, they would make the most profit. C) They were sneaky people. D) They needed it to pave their roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If they were the only ones, they would make the most profit. 5. This Chinese invention allowed people to travel overseas, out of sight of land without losing their direction. A) Paper. B) Compass. C) Rudder. D) Astrolabe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compass. 6. Who was Marco Polo? A) A famous pirate. B) An explorer who traveled to Asia. C) A king of England. D) A scientist who studied the stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An explorer who traveled to Asia. 7. What was the Silk Road primarily known for? A) A series of tunnels. B) A single paved road. C) A network of trade routes. D) A digital network. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A network of trade routes. 8. Marco Polo was inspired by his (a) who were also merchants and travelers. A) A. father and uncle. B) Cousin and uncle. C) Father and brother. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. father and uncle. 9. Which was NOT a threat on the Silk Road? A) Bandits. B) Altitude sickness. C) Sandstorms. D) Wildfires. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wildfires. 10. Which of the following religions spread across East Asia via the Silk Road? A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Islam. D) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 11. Who was Kublai Khan? A) Chinese Emperor. B) Italian Priest. C) Marco Polo's grandfather. D) Mongol Emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mongol Emperor. 12. How did trade on the Silk Road affect what people ate in China? A) Trade limited new foods in China. B) Trade brought new foods to China. C) Trade caused Chinese people to stop eating fruit. D) Trade caused food shortages in China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade brought new foods to China. 13. True or False:Silk making was a closely guarded secret for hundreds of years in Ancient China, allowing the Chinese to be the sole producers of silk for trade. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. What is cultural diffusion? A) The application of scientific knowledge to enhance or improve daily life. B) The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another. C) The transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, and Africa on one side and the Americas on the other. D) The process by which nations, cultures, and economies interact and become mixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another. 15. A network of trade routes connecting China to Central and Southeast Asia A) Silk Road. B) Great Wall. C) Civil service. D) Envoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk Road. 16. As the Mongols' empires expanded, they facilitated and encouraged trade by ..... A) Closing caravanserais along the Silk Roads. B) Encouraging missionaries to spread Christianity. C) Making the Silk Roads safer by using Mongol soldiers to protect the merchants and travelers. D) None are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making the Silk Roads safer by using Mongol soldiers to protect the merchants and travelers. 17. Select the suitable option for the given statements, based on your reading of 'Silk Road'.i)The author looks at the passing landscape with childlike curiosity and excitementii) The author has not expected the landscape to be so beautiful yet grim. A) Both i and ii can be inferred. B) Both i and ii can not be inferred. C) I can be inferred but ii can not be inferred. D) I can not be inferred but ii can be inferred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both i and ii can not be inferred. 18. What did the Silk Road connect? A) London and Hong Kong. B) Rome and China. C) India and Japan. D) China and the West. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China and the West. 19. When was the Silk Road established? ..... A) 130 B.C.E. B) 140 B.C.E. C) 100 B.C.E. D) 123 B.C.E. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 130 B.C.E. 20. What are camels and men traveling together in single file? A) Silk Road. B) Caravan. C) Expedition. D) Bolt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caravan. 21. When did the protagonist's head start to feel pulsated again? A) When he reached his guest house. B) When he was climbing the mountain. C) When he was still in the car. D) When he fainted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When he was climbing the mountain. 22. What allowed Ancient China's civilization to survive by being able to farm? A) Nile River. B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. C) Huang He and Chang Jiang Rivers. D) Amazon River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Huang He and Chang Jiang Rivers. 23. What great project connected major rivers in China? A) Grand Canal. B) Great Wall. C) Great River. D) The Chinese Dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grand Canal. 24. Which event sparked the Age of Discovery, according to the reading? A) The closing of the Silk Road by the Ottoman Empire. B) The takeover of Constantinople by the Roman Empire. C) The desire of kings and queens to gain land. D) The invention of the rudder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The closing of the Silk Road by the Ottoman Empire. 25. Which historical figure expanded trade by conquering many places in Asia? A) Julius Caesar. B) Genghis Khan. C) Alexander the Great. D) Marco Polo. 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