This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. How many years did the Emperor rule in China? A) 21. B) 10. C) 30. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 11. 3. What modern concept is compared to the Silk Road? A) Air travel. B) Highways. C) Railroads. D) The Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Internet. 4. What effect did Mongols have on the Silk Road? A) Mongols made it safer & increased trade. B) Mongols extended the road but decreased trade. C) Mongols had no effect on the Silk Road. D) Mongolian wars destroyed many parts of the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mongols made it safer & increased trade. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Which religion spread across the Middle East and Africa via the Silk Road? A) Islam. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Islam. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. What year was the first Emperor born? A) 100 BC. B) 1420 AC. C) 259 BC. D) 259 AC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 259 BC. 21. What did Emperor Justinian send men to steal from China? A) Silkworms. B) Horses. C) Spices. D) Porcelain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silkworms. 22. 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. 23. What was the name of the ambassador sent to negotiate with nomads in the West? A) Zhang Qian. B) Christopher Columbus. C) Vasco da Gama. D) Marco Polo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zhang Qian. 24. 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 liked. B) One that is disliked. C) One that is changed. D) One that is canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One that is liked. 25. 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. 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