This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The three reasons given for the effects of the Silk Road on our lives are ..... , ..... , and ..... A) Economic impact, trading ideas, and disease. B) Money, Power, Respect. C) Disease, trade, silk. D) Economic Impact, Trading Ideas, Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic impact, trading ideas, and disease. 2. This empire covered modern day Iran and Iraq. A) Parthia. B) Kushan. C) Han. D) Chang'an. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parthia. 3. Who returned to the Han Emperor with tales of sophisticated civilizations, prosperous trade, and exotic goods beyond the western borders? A) Alexander the Great. B) Zhang Qian. C) Scythians. D) Darius the First. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zhang Qian. 4. True or false. The Silk Road allowed for the spread of Buddhism. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Silk was more expensive in ..... A) China. B) Rome. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rome. 6. What did Zhang Qian bring back tales of? A) New continents. B) Monsters and mythical creatures. C) Sophisticated civilizations and exotic goods. D) Gold and silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sophisticated civilizations and exotic goods. 7. How do we know about the travels of Marco Polo? A) He dictated them to a fellow prisoner and they were later printed. B) He sang about them while he was imprisoned. C) He wrote a book and became a New York Times bestseller. D) He wrote a book but it has never been found. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He dictated them to a fellow prisoner and they were later printed. 8. Why do caravans travel typically at night? A) It was too hot during the day. B) Loose animals would get lost at night. C) Wild animals attack during the day. D) They did not have sunglasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose animals would get lost at night. 9. What impressed Kublai Khan about Marco Polo? A) His wealth. B) His age. C) His knowledge. D) His command of ships. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His knowledge. 10. Indus Valley, ..... , and Egypt civilizations bought and sold with one another. A) Dubai. B) India. C) Mesopotamia. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesopotamia. 11. What two things did the traders try to avoid? A) Bad people, bad weather. B) Bad weather, bad roads. C) Bad roads, low quality goods. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad people, bad weather. 12. Bring goods into a country or empire A) Import. B) Export. C) Supply. D) Demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Import. 13. The Silk Road stretched for approximately how many miles? A) 5 miles. B) 50 miles. C) 500 miles. D) 5000 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5000 miles. 14. What did the Persian Royal Road connect? A) Europe to Asia. B) Egypt to India. C) China to Rome. D) The Tigris River to the Aegean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Tigris River to the Aegean Sea. 15. Question #5:True or False:Han officials needed to travel incognito otherwise if they were spotted they would be killed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Silk, fine dishware, and cast-iron products 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: B) Eastern Silk Road. 17. European traders traveled the Silk Road to trade ..... in exchange for Chinese goods. A) Bamboo. B) Porcelain. C) Paper goods. D) Olive oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Olive oil. 18. What did the Mongol Empire do to improve and expand the Silk Road? A) Increased tolls and taxes on the roads. B) Ignored the condition of the roads. C) Lowered tolls and taxes on the roads. D) Encouraged bandit attacks on travelers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lowered tolls and taxes on the roads. 19. Which of the following is an accurate example of cultural diffusion? A) Buddhism originated in China and spread to India. B) Knowledge of glass making spread from China to Rome. C) Knowledge of silk making spread from China to the West. D) People used camel caravans to travel across Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knowledge of silk making spread from China to the West. 20. A group of travelers and pack animals on a journey A) Caravan. B) Hippies. C) Fellowship. D) Train. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caravan. 21. True or False:Europeans created goods like silk clothing and porcelain art to trade along the Silk Road. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Which religion migrated from India to become the dominant religion in China and Japan? A) Buddhism. B) Islam. C) Christianity. D) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 23. What religion makes it way from India along Silk Roads to China? A) Islam. B) Buddhism. C) Sikhism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddhism. 24. The literary device in "Speeding directly towards us, like a bullet from a gun" is A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Enjambment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 25. The Great Wall of China lay to the north of part of the Eastern Silk Road. How did the Great Wall affect travelers on the Silk Road? A) Travelers had to climb over the Great Wall to continue their journey. B) Travelers walked on the Great Wall to continue their journey. C) The Great Wall prevented travelers from continuing their journey. D) The Great Wall gave protection against bandits from the north. 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