This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the words below fits this definition:a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. A) Trade. B) Port City. C) India. D) Tariffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tariffs. 2. Upon reaching Mount Kailash one performs ..... A) Drokba. B) Kyang. C) Kora. D) Nirvana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kora. 3. Which explorer is known for his journey to China and meeting Kublai Khan? A) Christopher Columbus. B) Marco Polo. C) Ferdinand Magellan. D) Vasco da Gama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marco Polo. 4. What technology possibly transmitted from China to the Western world through the Silk Road? A) Steam engine. B) Compass. C) Gunpowder. D) Printing press. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compass. 5. An example of a religion that spread far and wide due to the Silk Road is ..... A) Judaism. B) Buddhism. C) Socialism. D) Shintoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 6. Which person was a famous trader on the Silk Road who brought the noodle back to Italy? A) Ferdinand Magellan. B) Marco Polo. C) Christopher Coulombs. D) Admiral Zheng He. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marco Polo. 7. One of the most important Roman products that trade along the Silk Road brought to China was? A) Fur. B) Paper. C) Livestock. D) Glassware. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glassware. 8. How did they keep silk production a secret? A) The secret was kept "on pain of death". B) The silk was hidden so no one could find it. C) It was written in Chinese. D) It was not a secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The secret was kept "on pain of death". 9. What made the Silk Road difficult to travel? A) Tornadoes and Earthquakes. B) Swamps and Valleys. C) Desert and Mountain terrain. D) Rain and Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert and Mountain terrain. 10. Which one of the things listed below is an example of cultural diffusion? A) The spreading of the Black Plague from Asia to Europe. B) Religions like Buddhism and Islam moving across the Silk Road. C) McDonald's having their own special menu in Australia. D) All of these examples are related to cultural diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these examples are related to cultural diffusion. 11. The style of cooking A) Cuisine. B) Obtained. C) Assigned. D) Officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cuisine. 12. An envoy was A) Representatives of the emperor who helped create relations with kingdoms in the west. B) A large amount of caravans that traveled together on the Silk Road for protection. C) A type of food that was carefully prepared for the emperor. D) An ancient Chinese god. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representatives of the emperor who helped create relations with kingdoms in the west. 13. The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one group of people to another A) Biological inheritance. B) Cultural diffusion. C) Economic stagnation. D) Geographical isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural diffusion. 14. What is a dynasty? A) A line of rulers from the same family. B) Home of the Emperor. C) Center of town. D) Feudalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A line of rulers from the same family. 15. Who did Marco Polo tell about his adventures in China while in a Genovese jail? A) Kublai Khan. B) Rustichello, a fellow prisoner and writer. C) His father. D) His uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rustichello, a fellow prisoner and writer. 16. Which religion made its way to China as a result of the Silk Road? A) Hinduism. B) Taoism. C) Buddhism. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 17. What was one of the main reasons for the creation of The Silk Road? A) To explore new lands. B) To spread Chinese culture. C) The desire for Chinese goods. D) To build new cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The desire for Chinese goods. 18. Which scientific field benefited from the botanical exchanges along the Silk Road? A) Astronomy. B) Botany. C) Geology. D) Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Botany. 19. Which of the following best describes the Silk Road? A) A single road that extended across Asia. B) A route that connected western Europe to eastern Europe. C) A route that was used to bring silk from Rome to China. D) A network of trade routes that extended across Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A network of trade routes that extended across Asia. 20. Which of the following is an accurate statement about cultural diffusion? A) Cultural diffusion spreads ideas, knowledge, and goods. B) Cultural diffusion occurs only within one culture. C) Cultural diffusion no longer takes place today. D) Cultural diffusion happened only along the Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural diffusion spreads ideas, knowledge, and goods. 21. What did other countries begin copying from the Chinese practice? A) Using paper money. B) Using gold coins. C) Using barter system. D) Using credit cards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using paper money. 22. Use passage 2, "Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan" by Hildi Kang. (RL.7.2)Select a detail from Passage 2 that would be important to include in a summary. A) Chengli knows about the Silk Road from hearing stories. B) Chengli makes his first journey on the Silk Road by caravan. C) Chengli feels proud that he improves his understanding of caravans. D) People entering and leaving China are required to pass through Dunhuang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chengli makes his first journey on the Silk Road by caravan. 23. What did Europeans seek in East Asia that led to the Age of Exploration? A) Tea. B) Spices. C) Silk. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spices. 24. The process by which ideas and inventions spread from one culture to another is called? A) Sharing ideas. B) Ideas Spreading. C) Cultural Diffusion. D) Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural Diffusion. 25. What was the main route that went westward to the Black Sea? A) Northern Route. B) Eastern Route. C) Central Route. D) Southern Route. 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