This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 2 Writing And City Life – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 2 Writing And City Life Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mesopotamia was a city between which two rivers? A) Nile and Euphrates. B) Tigris and Euphrates. C) Diyala and Euphrates. D) Diyala and Zab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tigris and Euphrates. 2. What did the canals and natural channels in Mesopotamia serve as? A) Irrigation systems. B) Routes for goods transport. C) Fishing areas. D) Defense mechanisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Routes for goods transport. 3. Inanna was the Goddess of A) Moon. B) Love and war. C) Wind. D) Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love and war. 4. The earliest temples in Southern Mesopotamia were built-in ..... A) 4000 BCE. B) 5000 BCE. C) 6000 BCE. D) 7000 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5000 BCE. 5. What is the name of the large constructions built during the Mesopotamian time period? The Hanging Tower of Babbel is thought to be one of these. A) Pyramid. B) Ziggurat. C) Obelisk. D) Post and Lintel construction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ziggurat. 6. Very few people in mesopotamia could read or write A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Mesopotamian people wrote their literature on: A) Paper. B) Cloth. C) Clay. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 8. When were the first Mesopotamian tablets written? A) 3000 BCE. B) 2800 BCE. C) 3200 BCE. D) 3500 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3200 BCE. 9. ..... wanted lapis lazuli and precious metals for the beautification of a city temple and sent his messenger out to get them from the chief of a verydistant land called ..... A) Enmerkar, Uruk. B) Enmerkar, Arratta. C) Gilgamesh, Arratta. D) Gilgamesh, Uruk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enmerkar, Arratta. 10. What type of goods were primarily recorded on the tablets? A) Everyday commodities. B) Luxury items. C) Cultural artifacts. D) Military supplies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyday commodities. 11. Scribe means: A) Skilled in writing. B) Skilled in Painting. C) Banker. D) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skilled in writing. 12. What does writing represent in terms of communication? A) Visual signs for spoken sounds. B) A method of secret codes. C) A form of artistic expression. D) Only numerical data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual signs for spoken sounds. 13. What was the primary purpose of writing in ancient Mesopotamia? A) To communicate with gods. B) To document history. C) To keep records of transactions. D) To create literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To keep records of transactions. 14. The King who released Babylonia from Assyrian domination in 625 BCE was A) Alexander. B) Nabonidus. C) Nabopolassar. D) Sargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nabopolassar. 15. War captives and local people who were put to work for the temple or for the ruler were paid ..... A) Bronze tools. B) Cattle. C) Coins. D) Rations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rations. 16. What type of signs did the first tablets contain? A) Numerical signs only. B) Alphabetical signs. C) Musical notations. D) Picture-like signs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Picture-like signs. 17. Mesopotamian civilisation is known for itsprosperity, city life, its voluminous and rich ..... and its ..... and ..... . A) Astronomy, hunting, animals. B) Food, gold, mathematics. C) Literature, mathematics, astronomy. D) Gold, music, mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literature, mathematics, astronomy. 18. Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the archaeological evidence of the presence of metals in Mesopotamia? A) A social organization in place to facilitate the procurement of metal from its source to the user, such as craftspersons. B) Kingship and the development of religion mutually reinforced each other. C) Presence of a powerful dynasty ruling over the region. D) Evidence that ancient Mesopotamians knew how to read and write. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A social organization in place to facilitate the procurement of metal from its source to the user, such as craftspersons. 19. In the 2000 BCE, the city that flourished as the royal capital of Mesopotamia was ..... A) Ur. B) Mari. C) Mohenjodaro. D) Kalibangan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mari. 20. Name the two sites of Mesopotamia where the excavations continued for decades. A) Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. B) Uruk and Mari. C) Nimrud and Assur. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uruk and Mari. 21. In Mesopotamia, agriculture began between: A) 6000 and 5000 BCE. B) 7000 and 6000 BCE. C) 5000 and 4000 BCE. D) 4000 and 3000 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7000 and 6000 BCE. 22. What is considered the cheapest mode of transportation? A) By rail. B) By air. C) Over water. D) Over land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over water. 23. Sumerian was replaced by Akkadian language after: A) 2000 BCE. B) 2400 BCE. C) 2600 BCE. D) 2200 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2400 BCE. 24. Cuneiform is derived from the Latin words 'cuneus' meaning ..... and 'forma' meaning shape. A) Letters. B) Alligned. C) Wedged. D) Alphabets/words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wedged. 25. Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ..... as their primary building material. A) Concrete. B) Wood. C) Metal. D) Mud Brick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mud Brick. 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