Quiz for Source 7.1: Life and Travel on the Silk Roads

1. Question 7.1

   Where was this painting located, and when was it created?
   

   Where was this painting located, and when was it created?

   A.

   A Buddhist temple in Nepal near the Buddha’s birthplace in the first century C.E.

   B.

   The Magao Caves in western China in the eighth century C.E.

   C.

   A Buddhist temple in Samarkand (in what is now Uzbekistan)in the twelfth century C.E.

   D.

   The Ajanta Caves in India during the fourteenth century C.E.

2. Question 7.2

   What sort of details about the Silk Roads does this image reveal?
   

   What sort of details about the Silk Roads does this image reveal?

   A.

   Donkeys were used as pack animals.

   B.

   Bandits lurked near city gates.

   C.

   Merchants sometimes traveled alone.

   D.

   Bandits sometimes worked alone.

3. Question 7.3

   Who is Guanyin?
   

   Who is Guanyin?

   A.

   The Buddha

   B.

   A god who is believed to reward rulers who protected merchants from their border guards

   C.

   The Buddhist monk who created this image

   D.

   A bodhisattva who is believed to assist travelers

4. Question 7.4

   What does the inscription associated with this painting add to our understanding of it?
   

   What does the inscription associated with this painting add to our understanding of it?

   A.

   The painting encouraged merchants to give generously to Buddhist shrines.

   B.

   The painting was paid for by the ruler of Khotan.

   C.

   The painting encouraged merchants to invoke divine protection at times of danger.

   D.

   The painting was the work of several Buddhist monks.

5. Question 7.5

   Which of the following inferences about trade along the Silk Roads can be made from this painting?
   

   Which of the following inferences about trade along the Silk Roads can be made from this painting?

   A.

   That merchants traveled in groups

   B.

   That in treacherous areas, merchants carried goods on their backs rather than risking valuable animals

   C.

   That banditry was relatively rare on the Silk Roads

   D.

   That merchants frequently relied on armed guards to protect them from bandits