This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What 2 major geographical features can be found on the Silk Road? A) Mountains and Rivers. B) Deserts and Plateaus. C) Deserts and Mountains. D) Plateaus and Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deserts and Mountains. 2. What animal was mainly used to transport most of the goods along the Silk Road? A) Horses. B) Camels. C) Elephants. D) Llamas in disguise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Camels. 3. Which of the following scientific advancements was facilitated by the Silk Road? A) Development of the compass. B) Invention of the steam engine. C) Discovery of penicillin. D) Creation of the internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Development of the compass. 4. What was the effect of the extensive Mongol Empire on the people who lived in Europe and Asia in the 1200's? A) There was significant increases in trade and travel. B) Many tribes and peoples had to change their religions. C) Trade was very dangerous along the Silk Road. D) The Feudal System became stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was significant increases in trade and travel. 5. Someone who buys and sells goods for profit A) Gold-digger. B) Merchant. C) Nomad. D) Caravan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merchant. 6. Which of the following best describes why many goods never made it to the end of the Silk Road? A) Items were traded before reaching end of Silk Road. B) Traders were killed by bandits. C) Native Americans stole many goods being traded. D) People were dying from bubonic plague. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Items were traded before reaching end of Silk Road. 7. What does it mean when a country imports goods? A) The country sends goods to other countries. B) The country buys goods from just one other country. C) The country sells goods to other countries. D) The country brings goods in from other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The country brings goods in from other countries. 8. Which philosophy did the Tang Dynasty use to govern? A) Confucianism. B) Buddhism. C) Legalism. D) Daoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confucianism. 9. Why did Qin Shi huangdi build the Great Wall of China? A) For protection from invaders from the south. B) For protection from invaders from the north. C) For protection from invaders from the west. D) For protection from invaders from the east. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For protection from invaders from the north. 10. Which product from the West had a remarkable demand in the Roman Empire? A) Silk. B) Spices. C) Glassware. D) Tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk. 11. Silk was considered so valuable that if someone told the secret of how to make it, they would ..... A) Be given an award. B) Be exiled to Korea. C) Be sentenced to hard labor. D) Be sentenced to death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be sentenced to death. 12. How did the plague spread to Europe in the 14th century? A) None of the above. B) Via the Silk Road. C) Through contaminated water. D) By air travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Via the Silk Road. 13. Did the businessmen have any difficulties? A) Icy Blizzards. B) Desert heat and sandstorms. C) Rain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain. 14. Which word best describes the scope of the Silk Road? A) Interminable. B) Intergalactic. C) Intercontinental. D) Interstate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intercontinental. 15. How did the Silk Road influence the study of astronomy? A) By spreading the use of the astrolabe. B) By inventing the telescope. C) By discovering new planets. D) By creating star maps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By spreading the use of the astrolabe. 16. Which empire's conquest led to the expansion of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian culture and trade into Central Asia? A) Greek Empire. B) Chinese Empire. C) Mongolian Empire. D) Roman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mongolian Empire. 17. The diffusion of maritime technology, like the magnetic compass, led to which effect? A) The dawn of European exploration and the seeking of oceanic trade routes to Asia. B) The establishment of more overland trade routes that extended to Southern Africa. C) Europe discovering the Americans and immediately ending all trade with Asia. D) The increase of European merchants on the Silk Road under Ottoman rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dawn of European exploration and the seeking of oceanic trade routes to Asia. 18. Which countries were found around silk road? A) Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,. B) Switzerland, Germany, Poland, France, Spain. C) China, India, Greece, Rome, Britain. D) Bhutan, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China, India, Greece, Rome, Britain. 19. How did trade along the Silk Road contribute to employment? A) Traders hired more craftspeople to build vehicles for caravans. B) Businesses hired more people to make enough goods to trade. C) Governments hired more workers to collect taxes from traders. D) Caravans hired more soldiers to protect traders during the journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Businesses hired more people to make enough goods to trade. 20. A type of white pottery that is thin, smooth, and shiny A) Mugs. B) Plastic. C) Porcelain. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Porcelain. 21. Where did the name Silk Road come from? A) It was made of silk. B) A commodity (product) that was traded through the routes that made up the Silk Road. C) The explorer who found it was named James Silk. D) It was discovered by silk worms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A commodity (product) that was traded through the routes that made up the Silk Road. 22. What was the main use of silk traded along the Silk Road? A) For making weapons. B) For preserving food. C) For clothing for the Chinese royalty, like Mr. Chang. D) For making paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For clothing for the Chinese royalty, like Mr. Chang. 23. Rain, wind, sun, clouds, cold, heat, fog ..... A) Weather. B) Spices. C) Summer. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 24. How did jobs change for people participating in trade along the Silk Road? A) They started working as merchants to make money. B) They became farmers to feed traders along the route. C) They became scribes to record the sales made in trade. D) They started working for monks to spread religious ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They started working as merchants to make money. 25. Who traveled from one end to the other of the Silk Road and wrote about the journey? A) Marco Polo. B) Emperor Wu. C) Kublai Khan. D) Emperor Justinian. 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