CLASS-XI QUIZ 2 : HISTORY LESSON 1 : WRITING AND CITY LIFE

WRITING AND CITY LIFE QUIZ

Q.11. The earliest tablets contained

A. Poems

B. Laws

C. Lists of goods

D. Religious texts

Q.12. Writing in Mesopotamia began around

A. 1200 BCE

B. 5000 BCE

C. 3200 BCE

D. 2000 BCE

Q.13. What material was used for writing in Mesopotamia?

A. Palm leaves

B. Stone slabs

C. Clay tablets

D. Wooden boards

Q.14. Cuneiform means

A. Round-shaped

B. Nail-shaped

C. Line-shaped

D. Circle-shaped

Q.15. Assertion (A): Writing was an intellectual achievement.
Reason (R): It conveyed sounds of a language in visual form.

A. A true, R true, R explains A

B. A true, R true, but R does not explain A

C. A true, R false

D. A false, R true

Q.16. Which language replaced Sumerian after 2400 BCE?

A. Greek

B. Akkadian

C. Hebrew

D. Persian

Q.17. Very few Mesopotamians could read and write because

A. Writing was banned

B. Signs were too many and complex

C. Schools did not exist

D. Clay was not available

Q.18. According to Sumerian tradition, which king organised the first trade?

A. Sargon

B. Enmerkar

C. Hammurabi

D. Zimrilim

Q.19. Which item did Enmerkar want from Aratta?

A. Iron

B. Lapis lazuli

C. Silk

D. Rice

Q.20. Writing was considered a sign of

A. Religious devotion

B. Superiority of urban culture

C. Royal power only

D. Farming prosperity