This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which religion played a significant role in cultural exchange along the Silk Road? A) Judaism. B) Buddhism. C) Confucianism. D) Shintoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 2. True or False:The Mongols were not skilled on horseback and archery? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Two products the Romans exchanged for Chinese silk were glassware and A) Gold. B) Carpets. C) Camels. D) Yaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold. 4. How did the Silk Road contribute to the spread of scientific knowledge? A) By isolating different cultures. B) By promoting warfare. C) By facilitating the exchange of scientific texts and ideas. D) By restricting trade to local regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By facilitating the exchange of scientific texts and ideas. 5. How did Samarkand (Central Asia) and Kashgar (China) both benefit from the Silk Road? A) By becoming powerful new empires within the Mongol empire. B) By becoming pilgrimages stops on the way to Mecca. C) By becoming powerful new trading cities. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By becoming powerful new trading cities. 6. During which dynasty did the Silk Road begin? A) Ming Dynasty. B) Duck Dynasty. C) Tang Dynasty. D) Han Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Han Dynasty. 7. How many states was China split into A) 7. B) 1. C) 3. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7. 8. T or F:The feudal system is used in Ancient China. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. He buying and selling of goods, trade A) Retailing. B) Trade. C) Monopoly. D) Commerce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commerce. 10. A system of government employees mainly selected for their skills and knowledge A) Cuisine. B) Export. C) Civil service. D) Envoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civil service. 11. What led to the Age of Exploration and expansion into Africa and the Americas? A) The collapse of Mongol rule. B) China's withdrawal from international trade. C) New maritime routes. D) The Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New maritime routes. 12. When did the Silk Road exist? A) 120 BC to 1450 AD. B) 100 BC to 1200 AD. C) 500 AD to 1600 AD. D) 200 BC to 1400 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 120 BC to 1450 AD. 13. What was an important role of the Parthians in the Silk Road trade? A) They acted as middlemen in trade between Rome and China. B) They provided ships for sea trade. C) They introduced new spices to Europe. D) They built the Great Wall of China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They acted as middlemen in trade between Rome and China. 14. How did the Silk Road aid in the development of early scientific thought? A) By isolating scientific communities. B) By promoting the exchange of ideas and technologies. C) By restricting access to scientific texts. D) By focusing solely on trade goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By promoting the exchange of ideas and technologies. 15. The first place to ever utilize the color "Royal Purple" was A) Rock, Lebanon. B) Tyre, Lebanon. C) Qumis, Iran. D) Sarh-e Qumis, Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tyre, Lebanon. 16. What policy did the Han Dynasty implement as a result of Confucius's teachings? A) Civil service exams. B) Strict government controls. C) Leaders with absolute power. D) A system of rewards and punishments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civil service exams. 17. An overseas trade network driven by the desire for distant luxury items like silk, ivory, and spices that would force the need for technological breakthroughs like junks, the astrolabe, and the compass. A) The Columbian Exchange. B) The Silk Roads. C) Atlantic Triangular Trade. D) Indian Ocean Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indian Ocean Trade. 18. To give as a job or a task A) Cuisine. B) Obtained. C) Assigned. D) Officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assigned. 19. Why did Kublai Khan want the routes along the Silk Road to be in good condition? A) To increase tolls and taxes collected. B) To facilitate trade and maintain control over China. C) To discourage foreign visitors. D) To limit the movement of merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To facilitate trade and maintain control over China. 20. Who used the Silk Road to travel from Italy to China and wrote about his journeys in a book? A) Genghis Khan. B) Kublai Khan. C) Marco Polo. D) The Han Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marco Polo. 21. 'Diffusion' means to- A) Stop. B) Find. C) Hide. D) Spread. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spread. 22. What was one of the main goods traded along the Silk Road? A) Gold. B) Silk. C) Spices. D) Wool. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk. 23. What did Chinese technologies such as paper-making spread to other places? A) Salt production. B) Coal mining. C) Textile manufacturing. D) Writing and printing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Writing and printing. 24. What were the goods traded from West to East along the Silk Road? A) Silk, dyes, tea, porcelain. B) Horses and saddles. C) Camels and weapons. D) Spices, perfumes, ivory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horses and saddles. 25. Which of the following goods came to China from India? A) Horses. B) Silk. C) China dishware. D) Spices. 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