CLASS-XI QUIZ 5 : HISTORY LESSON 1 : WRITING AND CITY LIFE

WRITING AND CITY LIFE QUIZ

All Questions are Compulsory

Q.41. Assertion (A): Mari prospered despite not being militarily strong.
Reason (R): It was a prime trade centre on Euphrates.

A. Both A and R true, R explains A

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

C. A true, R false

D. A false, R true

Q.42. Which island was famous for copper in Mesopotamian trade?

A. Cyprus

B. Crete

C. Sardinia

D. Madagascar

Q.43. Mesopotamian kings offered booty to

A. Soldiers

B. Priests

C. Gods

D. Farmers

Q.44. What did ration lists in Mesopotamia usually record?

A. Names of rulers

B. Distribution of food and oil

C. Records of wars

D. Trade routes

Q.45. Which material was used to decorate Mesopotamian sculptures?

A. Marble only

B. Lapis lazuli, shell, bitumen

C. Gold only

D. Copper

Q.46. In Ur, narrow streets indicate that

A. Good town planning

B. Absence of wheeled carts

C. Wide markets

D. Huge palaces

Q.47. Mesopotamian rulers commanded people mainly for

A. Making temples

B. Writing records

C. Fishing

D. Farming

Q.48. Match the following:
Bronze – (i) Copper + Tin
Potter’s wheel – (ii) Mass production of pots
Cylinder seal – (iii) Mark of authenticity

A. 1-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii)

B. 1-(ii), 2-(i), 3-(iii)

C. 1-(iii), 2-(ii), 3-(i)

D. 1-(i), 2-(iii), 3-(ii)

Q.49. The royal cemetery of Ur revealed

A. Poverty of rulers

B. Enormous riches buried with kings and queens

C. Only commoners were buried

D. Absence of jewellery

Q.50. Nomadic groups like Amorites and Akkadians later

A. Became rulers

B. Remained shepherds only

C. Left Mesopotamia

D. Became slaves