This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. At the western end of the Silk Road, how were goods moved from ports on the Mediterranean such as Antioch? A) By ships. B) By camels. C) By elephants. D) By donkeys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By ships. 2. What people were originally the only ones to know the secret to making silk? A) Chinese. B) Russians. C) Europeans. D) Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chinese. 3. A time of great strength or success A) Caravans. B) Dynasty. C) Domestication. D) Heyday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heyday. 4. TRUE OR FALSE:The silk road is composed of land route? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 5. Which dynasty significantly expanded and promoted the silk trade? A) Yuan Dynasty. B) Qing Dynasty. C) Han Dynasty. D) Ming Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Han Dynasty. 6. What was the main route that ran westward to Iran and India? A) Northern Route. B) Central Route. C) Southern Route. D) Eastern Route. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southern Route. 7. What is the way a place is positioned in relation to is surroundings? A) Site. B) Situation. C) Capital city. D) Primate city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situation. 8. Who hires the men, decides the route, trades at the market and brings everyone safely home? A) Caravan Leader. B) Camel Master. C) Camel Driver. D) Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caravan Leader. 9. What was the primary motive of Kublai Khan for supporting trade and maintaining the Silk Road? A) To accumulate wealth for himself. B) To expand the Yuan Dynasty's military power. C) To foster cultural exchange and technological advancements. D) To establish a monopoly over Silk Road trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To foster cultural exchange and technological advancements. 10. Is the following a CAUSE or EFFECT of the efficiency of the Silk Road Trade Route:Samarkand and Kashgar A) CAUSE. B) EFFECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EFFECT. 11. What other name was Qin Shi called in his earlier life? A) Prince Wu Di Zo. B) Prince Nao Lee. C) Prince Yin Zheng. D) Prince Yao Nu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prince Yin Zheng. 12. Which of the following spices was traded on the Silk Road? A) Saffron. B) Cinnamon. C) Pepper. D) Vanilla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pepper. 13. This Chinese city was the largest in the world from 1180-1378 with a population of 1 million A) Beijing. B) Shanghai. C) Hangzhou. D) Hong Kong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hangzhou. 14. The Silk Road was named retroactively, in the 19th century. What does "retroactive" mean? A) Applying to something in the past. B) Having to do with trade. C) Arbitrary or random. D) Referring to foreign cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Applying to something in the past. 15. Fabric made from silkworms. Invented in China. A) Silk Road. B) Silk. C) Trade. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk. 16. What was given to envoys from other lands as gifts? A) Gold. B) Precious silk. C) Spices. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precious silk. 17. Who first used the term "Silk Road" ? A) Ferdinand Magellan. B) Christopher Columbus. C) Ferdinand von Richthofen. D) John Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ferdinand von Richthofen. 18. Why is Buddhism an example of cultural diffusion along the Silk Road? A) Monks from India spread Buddhism to China. B) Chinese people converted to Buddhism to trade. C) Most traders along the route practiced Buddhism. D) Buddhism included trading as part of its tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monks from India spread Buddhism to China. 19. Institutions like Caravanserais had the biggest effect in that it helped A) Europe be the first region to reach the Americas. B) End the Mongol's rule over the Silk Roads. C) It helped promote religion and technology across the Silk Roads. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helped promote religion and technology across the Silk Roads. 20. What led to the Silk Road's demise? A) The invention of the airplane. B) New maritime technologies like the magnetic compass. C) A pandemic that spread along the trade routes. D) The Great Wall of China blocking the routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New maritime technologies like the magnetic compass. 21. When is the last day to turn in a missing assignment for the semester? A) TODAY. Friday, December 11th. B) Tomorrow Saturday, December 12th. C) Anytime you want. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TODAY. Friday, December 11th. 22. Desert located to the northwest of China. A) Taklamakan Desert. B) Gobi Desert. C) Silk. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taklamakan Desert. 23. Which of the following is NOT an invention from Ancient China? A) Gunpowder. B) Printing Press. C) Wheel. D) Porcelain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wheel. 24. Which of the following Roman products was most valued by the Chinese? A) Togas. B) Banners. C) Horses. D) Glassware. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glassware. 25. What made silk valuable in the west? A) The Syrians thought wool was too itchy. B) The Indians found cotton to be too expensive. C) The Romans wanted to buy it to make banners. D) The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it. 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