This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which Empire closed the Silk Road? A) German Empire. B) Roman Empire. C) Ottoman Empire. D) Greek Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ottoman Empire. 2. 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. 3. Who is responsible for the camels and drivers? A) Trader. B) Merchant. C) Camel Driver. D) Camel Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Camel Master. 4. What farewell gift was given by Lhamo A) Long sleeved sheepskin phirn. B) Long sleeved sheepskin jacket. C) Long sleeved sheepskin warmer. D) Long sleeved sheepskin coats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long sleeved sheepskin coats. 5. In which city did significant advancements occur in arts and sciences during the early Islamic Caliphate along the Silk Road? A) Baghdad. B) Cairo. C) Istanbul. D) Damascus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baghdad. 6. Why did the Chinese decide to interact with their European neighbors? A) A. They wanted new friends. B) B. They wanted to have camel races. C) They each wanted goods and rare material from each other. D) D. They wanted to conquer new land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They each wanted goods and rare material from each other. 7. Which of the following is an example of global trade today? A) People in Canada buying t-shirts made in Bangladesh. B) People in Japan watching local TV shows. C) People in the US eating only local food. D) People in France using only French technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People in Canada buying t-shirts made in Bangladesh. 8. "the top of the pass ..... was marked by a large cairn of rocks" , means ..... A) A tombstone. B) Huge commemorative rocks. C) Celebratory memorial. D) A cave of rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Huge commemorative rocks. 9. True or False:The Mongols were the exception, not the rule. They accomplished something very few other empires achieved. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What did Europeans learn about from Marco Polo's book? A) Chinese cooking techniques. B) European customs and traditions. C) Chinese inventions and technologies. D) The geography of Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chinese inventions and technologies. 11. Which is an example of Cultural Diffusion along the Silk Road A) The spread of the Black Plague. B) The spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia. C) The spread of the process to make paper. D) The spread of new spieces of animals from one country to the next. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia. 12. What was the most popular way to travel along the route? A) By train. B) In a caravan of camels. C) By foot. D) Alone on a horse. E) On specially made chariots from Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a caravan of camels. 13. What is the Silk Road often referred to as? A) The first global network. B) The first world wide web. C) The first transportation system. D) The first trade route. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first world wide web. 14. What was a common mode of transportation on the Silk Road? A) Steamships. B) Trains. C) Caravans of camels. D) Airplanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caravans of camels. 15. Which of the following are reasons to migrate? A) A better opportunity for work. B) Safety from civil unrest. 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. 16. How did Marco Polo's book impact the perception of Kublai Khan's empire in Europe? A) It portrayed the empire as weak and impoverished. B) It portrayed the empire as powerful and wealthy. C) It had no impact on the perception of the empire. D) It led to the decline of the empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It portrayed the empire as powerful and wealthy. 17. What did the collapse of Mongol rule lead to? A) China's withdrawal from international trade. B) New maritime technologies. C) Expansion into Africa and the Americas. D) Pillaging and plundering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China's withdrawal from international trade. 18. What did the gifts help establish? A) Wars. B) Peaceful relations and trade. C) New cities. D) Schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peaceful relations and trade. 19. How does the author show the lasting effect of the Silk Road? A) By telling how the Silk Road got its name. B) By listing the changes that happened over time. C) By explaining the importance of silkl traveling by sea. D) By contrasting the goods from the East with those from the West. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By listing the changes that happened over time. 20. Use passage 1, and "A Pilgrim on the Silk Road" by Sally Wriggins, and passage 2, "Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan" by Hildi Kang. (RL.7.9) Passage 2 draws on some of the historical facts presented in Passage 1.Select the box to indicate whether the following element is included in Passage 1, Passage 2, or Both:Accounts of the desert cities developing along the Silk Road. A) Passage 1. B) Passage 2. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passage 2. 21. What was the consequence for anyone who tried to steal the Silk idea? A) They'd go to jail. B) They would be put to work as a farmer. C) They would be killed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They would be killed. 22. The emperor ..... rare animals such as elephants, lions, and ostriches from other countries. A) Envoy. B) Assigned. C) Obtained. D) Absconded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obtained. 23. What invention made printing faster? A) Compass. B) Paper Money. C) Moveable Type. D) Compass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moveable Type. 24. The Silk Road led to what shared throughout societies? A) Horse trading and trading baseball cards. B) Goods and knowledge. C) Cars and motorcycles. D) Ideas and stock market tips. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goods and knowledge. 25. True or False:According to the Bubonic Plague Ted talk, several thousand people still die of bubonic plague every year? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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