This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 8 Silk Road Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Xi'an Wall was a A) Walking path. B) Decoration. C) Fortification. D) Tall wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortification. 2. Which belief system wanted the government to stay out of people's lives? A) Confucianism. B) Daoism. C) Legalism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daoism. 3. What was the original trade route created by the Persians called? A) Royal Road. B) Silk Road. C) Age of Discovery. D) United States Postal Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Royal Road. 4. What impact did "The Travels of Marco Polo" have on European adventurers? A) It discouraged them from traveling to the East. B) It inspired many to make the journey along the Silk Road. C) It led to their capture in Genovese jails. D) It resulted in their imprisonment in China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It inspired many to make the journey along the Silk Road. 5. What sort of merchandise traveled along the Silk Road? A) Silk. B) Gold. C) Glass. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 6. These are natural or man-made obstacles to voluntary trade. A) Tariff. B) Quota. C) Embargo. D) Trade Barrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trade Barrier. 7. Approximately how many miles of territory did the Silk Road cover? A) 2, 000 miles. B) 1, 000 miles. C) 500 miles. D) 5, 000 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5, 000 miles. 8. The following was an effect of increased trade along the Silk Road A) Rise of cities like Great Zimbawe. B) The rise of cities from oasis like Samarkand. C) Rise in population in China. D) Lowering of population in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rise of cities from oasis like Samarkand. 9. Which major engineering accomplishment was begun during the Sui Dynasty? A) Great Wall of China. B) Invention of the compass. C) Silk manufacturing. D) Grand Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grand Canal. 10. What did the Silk Road enable between China and Rome? A) Exchange of goods. B) Exchange of armies. C) Exchange of languages. D) Exchange of demons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exchange of goods. 11. Representatives of the emperor sent to another country A) Caravans. B) Dynasty. C) Envoy. D) Officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Envoy. 12. How did travelers try to protect themselves against robbers on the Silk Road? A) Traders joined together in caravans with camels or other pack animals. B) Robbers joined together with donkeys and other animals. C) Traders joined together with horses or other pack animals. D) People joined together with wolves or other pack animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traders joined together in caravans with camels or other pack animals. 13. What was the Silk Road primarily used for? A) Military conquests. B) Global trade. C) Religious pilgrimages. D) Scientific research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global trade. 14. How did the Mongols improve the Silk Road? A) They lowered tolls and taxes. They guarded travelers and merchants from bandits. B) Raised tolls and taxes on the roads. C) Restricted access to the Silk Road. D) They stationed mercenaries throughout the Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They lowered tolls and taxes. They guarded travelers and merchants from bandits. 15. Desert located in the North of China. A) Taklamakan Desert. B) Gobi Desert. C) Silk. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gobi Desert. 16. What animal was used, leaving Kashgar and traveling West? A) Horse. B) Camel. C) Donkey. D) Yak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yak. 17. What allowed goods and information to move across the world at an unprecedented speed and volume? A) Super sonic vehicles. B) Container ships. C) Cross-continental communication cables. D) Cargo planes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cross-continental communication cables. 18. Officials were people who were ..... to a position in government. A) Obtained. B) Envoyed. C) Assigned. D) Official. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assigned. 19. Which of the following trade goods did NOT come from Africa? A) Tusks. B) Grain. C) Papyrus. D) Oils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oils. 20. What is is concerned primarily with identifying beliefs about human existence and evaluating arguments that support those beliefs A) Philosophy. B) Religion. C) Governnment. D) Polytheism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philosophy. 21. Silk Road began more than ..... years ago. A) 10, 000. B) 8, 000. C) 6, 000. D) 3, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3, 000. 22. Who created/started the Han Dynasty? A) Sima Qian. B) Wudi. C) Qin Shi Huangdi. D) Liu Bang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liu Bang. 23. What impact did globalization have on culture and economy? A) Neutral impact. B) Negative impact. C) Positive impact. D) No impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive impact. 24. What was the main reason why traders crossed the desert traveling in caravans? A) To make it easier to carry heavy goods. B) To make it safer to travel. C) To have more people to hunt camels. D) To have more people to look for water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make it safer to travel. 25. What technology enabled the circumvention of mountains, deserts, and oceans for global interconnectedness? A) Magnetic compass. B) Caravans. C) Communication cables. D) Super sonic vehicles. 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