1. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

a. The Silk Road

b. Alexandria Eschate

c. The History of China

d. Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty

e. Han Dynasty of Chinese Empire.

2. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to

a. describe The Silk Road.

b. inform the history of Silk Road.

c. tell how The Silk Road was made.

d. persuade readers to visit The Silk Road.

e. inform readers how to get to The Silk Road.

3. What type of information is included in the fifth paragraph?

a. The closing of the ‘Silk Road’

b. The origin of the name ‘Silk Road’.

c. The most unknown Chinese product.

d. The reason of the ‘Silk Road’ existence.

e. The Silk Road contribution to cultural exchange.

4. Which paragraph of the text talks about the main reason the ‘Silk Road’ was opened?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

e. 6

5. According to the text, the ‘Silk Road’ was . . .

 a. the only main road in China.

b. founded by Alexander the Great.

c. only function as major routes to trade goods.

d. The first routes connected the East and the West.

e. claimed as the first route that connect tribes in China.

6. The ‘Seres’ in line 9 was . . .

a. The nickname of China

b. The name of Greek territory

c. The name of the Greek Soldier

d. The new culture of Greco-Bactrians

e. The nickname of King Euthydemus I

7. Which of the following has the closest meaning with the word “breed” in line 15?

a. Blood

b. Brand

c. Family

d. Species

e. Variation

8. Where in the text does the author mention the cultural impact of the ‘Silk Road’ to the
Dynasty of China?

a. The second paragraph

b. The third paragraph

c. The fourth paragraph

d. The fifth paragraph

e. The sixth paragraph

9. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

 a. The country along the Silk Road produced good silk.

b. The first contact between East and West was for military purposes.

c. The first contact between East and West was related to the silk trade.

d. The Silk Road was constructed to prepare for a Chinese invasion of Europe.

e. The European countries cooperated with the Chinese Empire to build the roads.

10. What was Zhang Qian’s mission?

a. Learning to breed a certain kind of horse.

b. Establishing commercial networks to The West.

c. Purchasing bigger and faster horses for the cavalry.

d. Looking for an ally to take down the Xiongnu tribe.

e. Proposing peace negotiations with the Xiongnu tribe.

11. The pronoun “his” in line 13 refers to

a. Emperor Wu

b. Zhang Qian

c. Yuezi people

d. Xiongnu tribe

e. The ‘Dayuan’

12. “After the city of Alexandria Eschate was founded by Alexander the Great in Fergana
Valley, …” (line 6)

What does the underlined word mean?

a. Set up.

b. Changed.

c. Developed.

d. Renovated.

e. Established.
13. Where in the passage does the author mention the advantageous trade between the east and
the west?

a. Line 3-5

b. Line 11-14

c. Line 21-22

d. Line 26-28

e. Line 33-35

14. What is the main idea of paragraph 7?

a. The closing of the ‘Silk Road’ led to the Age of Discovery.

b. The closing of ‘Silk Road’ has stopped merchants to trade their goods.

c. The closing of the ‘Silk Road’ led to the closing of world-wide interaction.

d. The ‘Silk Road’ was closed to broaden people’s understanding of the world.

e. The closing of the ‘Silk Road’ led to the trading between Chinese and the West.

15. The text would most probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?

a. Economy

b. Greek History

c. Roman History

d. China History

e. The History of Transportation