This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who conducted most of the trade? A) Traders from China. B) Traders from Rome. C) Traders from Central Asia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traders from Central Asia. 2. Why was it dangerous to travel on the Silk Road? A) Deserts and Mountains. B) Bandits/Robbers. C) War. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Which region first invented the concept of paper money? A) Europe. B) China. C) South America. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 4. How did monetary exchange work on the Silk Road? A) Merchants carried large bags of money in order to purchase goods. B) There was no monetary exchange between merchants because the royalty handled everything. C) Merchants carried letters of credit that could be exchange at a bank for money. D) Trade and barter system:I give you silk, you give me spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merchants carried letters of credit that could be exchange at a bank for money. 5. Paper led to A) Silk. B) Money. C) Books. D) Both books and money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both books and money. 6. When a country does not have a balance between imports and exports A) Balanced trade. B) Unbalanced trade. C) Import. D) Cultural diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unbalanced trade. 7. How did the silk road earn its name? A) Because silk was very easily obtainable. B) Because the shape of the route looked like the word silk. C) Because of the route being shaped like strings of silk. D) Because from the abundance of silk trade being traded using the route. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because from the abundance of silk trade being traded using the route. 8. All of the following are reasons why apples were such a great trade and travel food except ..... A) They are lightweight and easy to carry. B) They were a food source that would last on longer trips. C) They could be thrown at wild animals. D) They could be used for trade anywhere on the Silk Road . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They could be thrown at wild animals. 9. What was the purpose of traders forming caravans on the Silk Roads? A) To travel faster. B) To find safety in numbers. C) To carry more goods. D) To avoid paying taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To find safety in numbers. 10. What was one of the main goods traded from Asia to Europe? A) Cotton. B) Silk. C) Wool. D) Leather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk. 11. The Silk Road began during which Dynasty? A) Xia Dynasty. B) Han Dynasty. C) Song Dynasty. D) Egyptian Dynasties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Han Dynasty. 12. Between which two civilizations goods and ideas were exchanged A) China and Rome. B) Rome and India. C) Rome and Japan. D) China and India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China and Rome. 13. Where was the Silk Road Located? A) East. B) West. C) North. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 14. What did the children enjoy the most at the festival? A) Riding camels. B) Running from the guards. C) Sliding down the sand dunes. D) Chasing each other around the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sliding down the sand dunes. 15. What pioneering cultures created the Silk Road, history's first world wide web? A) Chinese and Indian. B) Persian and Egyptian. C) Scythians and Mongols. D) Greek and Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chinese and Indian. 16. What legacy did the Silk Road leave behind? A) Spread of diseases. B) Exchange of diverse cultures, goods, and ideas. C) Decline of empires. D) Rise of isolationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exchange of diverse cultures, goods, and ideas. 17. A delicate and beautiful fabric made from the cocoon of a silkworm A) Plastic. B) Cotton. C) Porcelain. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silk. 18. Islam spread through South Asia through the Silk Road. This spread of cultural ideas is also known as: A) Cultural Assimilation. B) Cultural Diffusion. C) Cultural Simulation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural Diffusion. 19. What 2 items did the Chinese have that they traded with others? A) Glass and horses. B) Spices and perfume. C) Horses and rugs. D) Silk and salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silk and salt. 20. Romans and Greek are examples of ancient A) Civilizations. B) Spices. C) Market. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civilizations. 21. TRUE or FALSE:The Silk Road is only composed of land routes A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 22. What was the main product exchanged on the Silk Road? A) Gold. B) Silver. C) Silk. D) Glassware. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silk. 23. Select the region that the Silk Road was NOT connected to. A) Europe. B) Africa. C) Asia. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Australia. 24. Trading bulk goods like lumber and in larger quantities best matches which trade system? A) Silk Road. B) Indian Ocean. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian Ocean. 25. "No other cause, however, had as significant an impact on the expansion of trade did the rise of the Mongol Empire. Mongols conquered the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258, and in the 14th century China came under their control as well. "Which khans are they referring to in this statement? A) Genghis and Kublai. B) Kublai and Batu. C) Batu and Hulegu. D) Hulegu and Kublai. 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