This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the name of the network that enabled cultural and commercial exchange spanning Eurasia? A) Suez Canal. B) Panama Canal. C) Trans-Siberian Railway. D) Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silk Road. 2. Identify what factors led to the growth of trade during the Han dynasty? A) Construction of the Great Wall of China. B) Establishment of the Silk Road, introduction of paper money, development of a standardized coinage system, and promotion of maritime trade through the South China Sea. C) Introduction of the printing press. D) Expansion of the Roman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establishment of the Silk Road, introduction of paper money, development of a standardized coinage system, and promotion of maritime trade through the South China Sea. 3. What was the best method of transportation on the Silk Road? A) Camels. B) Train. C) Walking. D) Elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camels. 4. Which of the following is NOT a reason silk was so versatile? A) It was light weight. B) It was cool in the summer. C) It was easily made. D) It was warm in the winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was easily made. 5. T or F:North and South Korea fought in the Korean War over the Silk Road. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. The expression"before bounding away into the void"means that A) The gazelles ran helter-skelter. B) They didn't like being disturbed. C) They leapt and vanished into nothingness. D) They got startled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They leapt and vanished into nothingness. 7. Who returned to the Han Emperor with tales of sophisticated civilizations and prosperous trade beyond the western borders? A) Darius the First. B) Alexander the Great. C) Zhang Qian. D) Scythians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zhang Qian. 8. True or False:There were bandits along the Silk Road. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. The Silk Road connected China to areas in the A) West. B) East. C) Indian subcontinent. D) North. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) West. 10. The Silk Road is A) A network of trade routes connecting the Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and Central Asia to China. B) A beautiful road where people show off their fancy materials to sell to make clothing. C) A road lined with mulberry trees that feed the silk worms that make silk. D) A wall that protects China from Northern invaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A network of trade routes connecting the Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and Central Asia to China. 11. Who brought their goods and ideas with the Silk Roads? A) Merchants and adventurers. B) Historians and lawyers. C) Diplomats and missionaries. D) Jokers and fortune tellers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Merchants and adventurers. 12. Stones, carpets, gold, silver & saffron was also traded along the route. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. A great herd of wild ass came into view. Tsetan told us we were approaching them long before they appeared .wild ass is also known as A) Kayang. B) Kyang. C) Wild dog. D) Tibetan mastif. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kyang. 14. Read the sentences from passage 2, "Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan" by Hildi Kang. (RL.7.4)"The caravan moved northward with the slow speed of heavily laden camels." (paragraph 8)What is the meaning of the word laden as it is used in this sentence? A) Burdened. B) Distracted. C) Guarded. D) Valued. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burdened. 15. Is the following a CAUSE or EFFECT of the efficiency of the Silk Road Trade Route:The Mongol's government enforced laws and respected the role of merchants in the trading economy A) CAUSE. B) EFFECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CAUSE. 16. What was the primary product traded along the Silk Road? A) Tea. B) Silk. C) Porcelain. D) Spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk. 17. Which was a pull factor for people traveling towards China? A) Silk. B) Sight seeing. C) Running out of food. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk. 18. How did the Silk Road affect the economies of the regions it connected? A) Boosted economic growth through trade. B) Led to economic isolation. C) Caused economic decline. D) Had no significant impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boosted economic growth through trade. 19. What was the purpose of the Persian Royal Road built by King Darius? A) To expand the Persian Empire. B) To speed up the trade of goods and messages. C) To connect all the cities in Persia. D) To serve as a military route. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To speed up the trade of goods and messages. 20. This is a tax placed on imported goods. A) Tariff. B) Quota. C) Embargo. D) Trade Barrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tariff. 21. Gold and salt passing along the Silk Road would likely have come from ..... A) China. B) North Africa. C) Eastern Europe. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North Africa. 22. What did the Silk Road enable besides the exchange of goods? A) Exchange of traditions, innovations, ideologies, and languages. B) Exchange of modern technology. C) Exchange of money and resources. D) Exchange of military technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exchange of traditions, innovations, ideologies, and languages. 23. What DID NOT contribute to the military success of the Mongols? A) Ferocious mobility. B) Adopting skills and strategies of others. C) An organized postal system. D) Advanced naval technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advanced naval technology. 24. What were the Chinese majorly interested in from Central Asia? A) Spices. B) Horses. C) Gold. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horses. 25. Why did trade along the Silk Road flourish during the time of the Han, Kushan, Parthian, and Roman empires? A) Increased political stability made the Silk Road safer. B) The empires built new roads. C) The empires banned sea trade. D) The empires discovered new trade goods. 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