This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the main reason the Han government wanted to head west initially? A) To sell gold. B) To get horses. C) To sell spices. D) To form an alliance to fight the Huns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To form an alliance to fight the Huns. 2. Which of these products came from the East and went to the West? A) Gold. B) Grapes. C) Horses. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paper. 3. The Silk Road was not a single road or route. What does the term actually refer to? A) A series of routes used by bandits for more than 500 years. B) A network of routes used by traders for more than 1, 500 years. C) A large amount of routes used by natives for more than 1, 000 years. D) A small amount of routes used by merchants for more than 2, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A network of routes used by traders for more than 1, 500 years. 4. What is the main topic of the lecture? A) Why Chinese goods were popular. B) How the Silk Road developed. C) Where the Silk Road was located. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How the Silk Road developed. 5. Other than goods, what else traveled along the Silk Road? A) People, Thoughts, Information, Vaccines. B) Goods, Ideas, Knowledge, Clothing. C) Animals, Thoughts, Information, Disease. D) Religion, Ideas, Exchange Information, Diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religion, Ideas, Exchange Information, Diseases. 6. Exchange of goods A) Trade. B) Han Dynasty. C) Silk. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade. 7. The expansion of the Silk Road created a problem for government systems. What is that problem? A) How do we protect from large armies and invaders?. B) Who should be allowed to travel?. C) How will goods be protected from damage?. D) Who should get to control trade?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who should get to control trade?. 8. TheSilk Road was the ..... A) Slowest ancient overland trade route. B) Easiest ancient overland trade route. C) Fastest ancient overland trade route. D) Longest ancient overland trade route. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Longest ancient overland trade route. 9. Which statement is NOT true about the Silk Road? A) The Silk Road connected major civilizations during ancient times. B) Tradesmen traveled in caravans with guards for protection from bandits. C) All tradesmen on the Silk Road made the entire 4000 mile journey each way. D) Part of the Great Wall of China helped protect tradesmen on the Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All tradesmen on the Silk Road made the entire 4000 mile journey each way. 10. The Silk Road facilitated the exchange of which of the following medical practices? A) Acupuncture. B) MRI Scans. C) Vaccination. D) Genetic Testing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acupuncture. 11. Three technologies that allowed Europeans to navigate and move quickly in the ocean were: A) Cartographers, caravels, compasses. B) Continents, compasses, astrolabes. C) Astrolabes, compasses, explorers. D) Compasses, astrolabes, caravels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compasses, astrolabes, caravels. 12. The Silk Road contributed to the spread of which of the following technologies? A) Gunpowder. B) Nuclear power. C) Electricity. D) Digital computing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gunpowder. 13. Which of the following is not a product that China exported (sold) to the rest of the world? A) Tea. B) Spices. C) Silk. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cotton. 14. What was the main route that went westward to Persia, the Mediterranean Sea, and Rome? A) Northern Route. B) Eastern Route. C) Central Route. D) Southern Route. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Route. 15. What 2 animals did traders use the most while traveling the Silk Road? A) Horses and cows. B) Oxen and pigs. C) Camels and donkeys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Camels and donkeys. 16. Which part of the Silk Road was known as the "trail of bones" ? A) The Syrian Desert. B) The Tigris River. C) The Pamir Mountains. D) The Mediterranean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Pamir Mountains. 17. How long is the silk road? A) 4000 miles. B) 5000 miles. C) 3600 miles. D) 1700 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4000 miles. 18. What was a benefit of the Silk Road for countries the route crossed? A) The improvement in knowledge about medicine. B) The ending of violent clashes between countries. C) The joining of ruling families for multiple countries. D) The development of a common language for everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The improvement in knowledge about medicine. 19. What invention made sea travel faster and contributed to the decline of the Silk Road? A) The astrolabe. B) The magnetic compass. C) The steam engine. D) The printing press. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The magnetic compass. 20. When there was instability and violence on the Silk Road trade shifted A) North to the Steppes. B) East to Japan. C) South to Indian Ocean Trade. D) All trade ceased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South to Indian Ocean Trade. 21. Which Chinese Dynasty was shown as prosperous because of the Silk Road? * A) Chin Dynasty. B) Han Dynasty. C) Shang Dynasty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Han Dynasty. 22. The combined landmass of Europe and Asia A) Europe. B) Asia. C) Eurasia. D) Asia Minor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eurasia. 23. Where does silk come from? A) Grasshopper. B) Worm. C) Butterfly. D) Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worm. 24. Because coins were too heavy and dangerous to carry, China started using this innovation so merchants; which would be copied by Europeans when they opened banking houses. A) Cowrie Shells. B) Eels as Currency. C) Commodity Money. D) Paper Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paper Money. 25. Located on the river between northern China and Persia in an hot arid region thrived becuase it was fertile for crops, availability of food and water, bustling markets for luxury goods, and a center for ideas (Buddhism/Islamic scholarship) A) Kashghar. B) Samarkand. C) Bactria. D) Beijing. 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