This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which One of these people traveled the Silk Road? A) Isaac Newton. B) Leonardo Da Vinci. C) Marco Polo. D) Lewis And Clark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marco Polo. 2. During the second Silk Roads era, the items exchanged included the following: A) Textiles, food, spices, and art. B) Wall hangings and scripture. C) La vida loco. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textiles, food, spices, and art. 3. How long ago did global exchange reach back? A) Over 4, 000 years. B) Over 1, 000 years. C) Over 3, 000 years. D) Over 2, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over 2, 000 years. 4. At first, the Chinese traveled to Central Asia not to trade, but to A) Seek an ally in their fight against a fierce group of nomads, the Xiongnu. B) Find new recipes. C) Learn new dance moves. D) Learn about art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seek an ally in their fight against a fierce group of nomads, the Xiongnu. 5. How did Mongolian hoards interact with the Silk Road? A) They avoided it entirely. B) They used it to spread their empire. C) They actively protected the trade routes. D) They were unaware of its existence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They actively protected the trade routes. 6. Whats Another Name For the Silk Road? A) Silk Routes. B) Silk Town Road. C) The Silk Highway. D) The Silk Trail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk Routes. 7. The Silk Road crossed into which regions of the world? A) North and South America. B) Europe, South America, and Africa. C) Asia, Europe, and Antarctica. D) Africa, Europe, and Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Africa, Europe, and Asia. 8. The statement below refers to which of the THREE philosophies:leaders should lead by example and inspire good behavior A) Confucianism. B) Taoism. C) Legalism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confucianism. 9. When animals are used to help people. A) Caravan. B) Heyday. C) Dynasty. D) Domestication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Domestication. 10. Who sells merchandise? A) Cook. B) Merchant. C) Caravan Leader. D) Camel Driver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merchant. 11. A plant-based ingredient used to add flavor to food (seasoning) A) Saffron. B) Spice Girls. C) Spice. D) Tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spice. 12. Which empire discovered how to harvest silk from silkworm cocoons? A) Roman Empire. B) Byzantine Empire. C) Persian Empire. D) Chinese Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chinese Empire. 13. Why is the Silk Road described as a network? A) It was made of 2 roads. B) It was made of many routs. C) Internet didn't exist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was made of many routs. 14. What technology did the Silk Road possibly transmit to the Western world? A) Paper making. B) Crossbow technology. C) The compass. D) Gunpowder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crossbow technology. 15. What were the main goods transported from the West to the East along the Silk Road? A) Silk and spices. B) Gold and silver. C) Cotton and wool. D) Glass and paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton and wool. 16. What was the silk road mainly for A) Education. B) Trade And Commerce. C) Oil Rig. D) Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade And Commerce. 17. What is the zone of oasis-punctuated deserts extending across Central Asia from northwestern China to the Caspian and Black Seas? A) The Trans-Eurasian Steppe Belt. B) The Mediterranean. C) The Intermontaine Desert and Oasis Belt. D) The Middle East. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Intermontaine Desert and Oasis Belt. 18. What is an astrolabe used for? A) Measuring time. B) Navigating by the stars. C) Calculating distance. D) Writing maps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Navigating by the stars. 19. Author notices ..... in the vast open plains after leaving Ravu A) Dry pastures. B) Gazelles. C) Herd of wild asses. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 20. What does BCE stand for? A) Bagels, Cheese, and Eggs. B) Before Critical Eon. C) Before Common Era. D) Before Critical Era. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before Common Era. 21. In the village Chengli discovered that his father loved A) The desert. B) The wind. C) Caravans. D) Horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horses. 22. Dynasty of ancient China that encouraged trade along the Silk Road A) Ottoman Empire. B) Han Dynasty. C) Gobi Desert. D) Taklamakan Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Han Dynasty. 23. A type of technology from China still in use today. A) Aquaducts. B) Arches. C) Wool clothes. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paper. 24. What best describes a caravan? A) When a religion reaches another area of the world. B) A herd of animals that roam freely. C) A nickname given to the Silk Road by distant travelers. D) A group of travelers that stayed together on their journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A group of travelers that stayed together on their journey. 25. Which of the following chemical elements, used in ancient times, was traded along the Silk Road? A) Gold. B) Plutonium. C) Silicon. D) Neon. 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