This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is the silk road a UNESCO world heritage site? A) It helped different cultures peace and understanding. B) It helped make a few people rich. C) It was really big. D) Because people in China have been making silk since 2700 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helped different cultures peace and understanding. 2. What role did the Silk Road play in the development of early chemistry? A) It introduced alchemy to Europe. B) It led to the discovery of the periodic table. C) It was used to transport chemical elements. D) It restricted the study of chemistry to China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It introduced alchemy to Europe. 3. What did the Silk Road contribute to the spread of? A) Spices. B) Silk. C) Religions and ideologies. D) Porcelain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religions and ideologies. 4. Loud hiss emitted by the car because of the A) A) higher atmospheric pressure. B) B) lower atmospheric pressure. C) Both a and b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 5. The Blending of cultures and ideas from different regions is called what? A) Trade Routes. B) Cultural Diffusion. C) Religious Freedom. D) Multicultural Infusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural Diffusion. 6. Where do historians calculate the Bubonic Plague of the 14th century originated? A) North America. B) China. C) India. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 7. It was very common for one person to travel the entire length of the Silk Road. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What role did merchants play in facilitating trade along the Silk Road? A) Providing protection for caravans. B) Building roads and bridges. C) Farming along the trade routes. D) Establishing diplomatic relations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Providing protection for caravans. 9. In what ways was Japan influenced by China? A) Spread of Buddhism. B) Similar writing system. C) Spread of Islam. D) Both spread of Buddhism and similar writing system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both spread of Buddhism and similar writing system. 10. Where would you be most likely to find a city along the Silk Road? A) In the middle of a desert. B) On top of a high mountain. C) On a remote island. D) On the bank of a river. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the bank of a river. 11. Why did ancient people on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau herd yaks rather than grow crops? A) Yaks found food in thick forest. B) The region was too wet for crops. C) The region was too cold for crops. D) Yaks could be sold in the markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The region was too cold for crops. 12. The Chinese wanted to keep the silk making process a secret to limit the A) Demand. B) Supply. C) Price. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supply. 13. Who most likely wore silk garments? A) Nobles. B) Farmers. C) Merchants. D) Peasants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nobles. 14. Approximately, When do historians believe Buddhism first arrived in China? A) 1st or 2nd centuries BCE. B) 1st or 2nd centuries CE. C) 5th century BCE. D) 5th century CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st or 2nd centuries BCE. 15. True or False.Fourth Brother did not steal Master Fong's inkstone and jacket. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. What resulted from Marco Polo's stories about his travels in China? A) The construction of huge palaces in Europe. B) The decline of the Silk Road. C) The book "The Travels of Marco Polo". D) The isolation of Europe from Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book "The Travels of Marco Polo". 17. Silk in Ancient China was created by what small insects? A) Silkworms. B) Silk caterpillars. C) Silk butterflies. D) Inchworms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silkworms. 18. When did the silk road begin? A) 4500 years ago. B) 2100 years ago. C) 1800 years ago. D) 2700 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2100 years ago. 19. Which of the following technologies was spread from China to the Middle East via the Silk Road? A) The wheel. B) Gunpowder. C) The printing press. D) The compass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gunpowder. 20. Who was the first person to coin the term "Silk Road" ? A) Marco Polo. B) Christopher Columbus. C) Ferdinand von Richthofen. D) Donald Trump. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ferdinand von Richthofen. 21. This invention helped sailors navigate. A) Rocket. B) Compass. C) Porcelain. D) Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compass. 22. Groups of people and goods traveling together. A) Bus. B) Camels. C) Caravans. D) Heyday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caravans. 23. By the 600s, the Tang Dynasty had lost control. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. What negative consequence is associated with the Silk Road? A) It led to the extinction of several animal species. B) It caused significant environmental damage. C) It is thought that the bubonic plague traveled to Europe from the Silk Road. D) It led to the decline of the Chinese economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is thought that the bubonic plague traveled to Europe from the Silk Road. 25. Through which countries did the Silk Road pass? A) China, India, Persia. B) China, Russia, Turkey. C) China, Japan, Korea. D) China, Vietnam, Thailand. 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