This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or false:Most merchants traveled the entire distance of the Silk Road, carrying their goods from one end to the other. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. What were the two main reasons trade on the Silk Road stopped? A) Silk was no longer popular, and luxury goods were too expensive. B) The weather was too dangerous, and there were too many robbers. C) There was too much fighting, and traders started to prefer ships. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There was too much fighting, and traders started to prefer ships. 3. Primate cities are always the capital cities. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What cultural impact did The Silk Road have on ancient China? A) Introduction of Christianity. B) Introduction of Buddhism. C) Introduction of Hinduism. D) Introduction of Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduction of Buddhism. 5. What product was monopolized by China before Central Asia began to produce it? A) Glass. B) Gunpowder. C) Paper. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silk. 6. What played a significant role in maintaining the ancient Silk Road? A) Religious institutions. B) Independent merchants. C) Nomadic tribes. D) State power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State power. 7. According to Marco Polo, the Mongols have the best what? A) Falcons. B) Mares. C) Dogs and Mice. D) Falcons and dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Falcons and dogs. 8. Which of the following is a good that Europeans wanted from Asia during the Silk Road years? A) Paper. B) Gunpowder. C) Silk. D) Turkeys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silk. 9. Why is Zhang Qian often called the father of the Silk Road? A) This teacher encouraged the exchange of ideas. B) The explorer brought back word of western cultures. C) This emperor forced peasants to work on construction. D) This military leader made the highway safe for traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The explorer brought back word of western cultures. 10. What is the most valuable good of these four things? A) A shirt. B) A bar of chocolate. C) Gold. D) Sunglasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gold. 11. Which region was settled by Austronesians or Malayo-Polynesians and became expert seafarers? A) Northeast Asia. B) Northern Europe. C) Mainland Southeast Asia. D) Island Southeast Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Island Southeast Asia. 12. A significant example of the interaction among Indian, Arab, and European societies by 1200 C.E. was the transfer of knowledge of A) Iron and copper mining techniques. B) The flying shuttle and spinning jenny. C) The science of optics and lens design. D) Numerals and the decimal system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Numerals and the decimal system. 13. According to the author the cairn of rocks is A) At the height of 5, 515 metres. B) People took a turn round the cairn in a clockwise direction as is the tradition. C) Decorated with white silk scarves and ragged prayer flags. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 14. What is the name of the network of multiple routes that gradually emerged over centuries, connecting various settlements and cultures? A) Inca Trail. B) Roman Road. C) Great Wall. D) Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silk Road. 15. Which was not a contribution of the Chinese? A) Compass. B) Silk. C) Gunpowder. D) Lanteen Sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lanteen Sale. 16. Which of the following continents was NOT involved in the Silk Road? A) Asia. B) North America. C) Europe. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North America. 17. A time of wealth and power. A) Decade. B) Heyday. C) Caravan. D) Network. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heyday. 18. What significant commercial inovations occured as a response to increased trade in the Silk Road? A) Banking houses, caravanserai and flying cash. B) Monsoons, the compass and increased litteracy. C) The spread of Buddhism and Islam. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banking houses, caravanserai and flying cash. 19. What event sparked the Age of Discovery according to the passage? 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. 20. Norbu's remark that they were"Two academics who have escaped from the library"means A) Both were taking a break and had set out to do Kora. B) Both were alone in the pilgrimage. C) They both wanted company and could be a team in the journey. D) Both knew English and could understand eah other. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They both wanted company and could be a team in the journey. 21. Which of the following statements is true about the Silk Road? A) It was a single road connecting Asia and Europe. B) It was a system of routes connecting various regions. C) It was only used for trading silk. D) It was built by the Romans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was a system of routes connecting various regions. 22. ..... is the combining of different beliefs, while blending practices of various schools of thought. A) Acculturation. B) Syncretism. C) Socialization. D) Cultural Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Syncretism. 23. The Silk Road stretched through Asia with additional overland and water trade routes connecting China, India, Mesopotamia, Arabia, Egypt, Africa, Greece, ..... , and even Britain. A) Rome. B) Japan. C) Korea. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rome. 24. Which best describes the Silk Road? A) Vast highway where the Chinese bought silk. B) Dangerous road that silk traders traveled. C) A series of different merchants trading on route thousands of miles long. D) A straight road for travelers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A series of different merchants trading on route thousands of miles long. 25. In China, Marco Polo met the famed emperor (a) . A) A. Kublai Khan. B) Genghis Khan. C) Christopher Columbus. D) Qin Shi Huang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 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