- 1. Who was the Viking leader that conquered Normandy and established it as a fiefdom of France?
A) Leif Erikson
B) Erik the Red
C) Rollo
D) Harald Bluetooth
- 2. What year is believed to be the year when Rollo founded Normandy?
A) 911
B) 843
C) 1215
D) 1066
- 3. Which French king granted land to Rollo in exchange for protection and loyalty?
A) Philip II
B) Louis the Pious
C) Hugh Capet
D) Charles the Simple
- 4. What title did Rollo adopt after becoming the ruler of Normandy?
A) Count
B) Earl
C) King
D) Duke
- 5. What was the name of Rollo's treaty with Charles the Simple that recognized Rollo as the ruler of Normandy?
A) Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
B) Treaty of the Longobards
C) Treaty of Paris
D) Treaty of Verdun
- 6. What was the capital of the Viking-founded duchy of Normandy?
A) Caen
B) Cherbourg
C) Bayeux
D) Rouen
- 7. What was the traditional Viking form of government that Rollo implemented in Normandy?
A) Thing
B) Monarchy
C) Feudalism
D) Republic
- 8. Which famous Norman duke descended from Rollo and played a key role in the Norman Conquest of England?
A) William the Conqueror
B) Philip Augustus
C) Robert the Bruce
D) Richard the Lionheart
- 9. What was the primary language spoken by the Normans in the early years following Rollo's establishment of Normandy?
A) English
B) Arabic
C) Latin
D) Old Norse
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