- 1. Which year did the Kingdom of Sicily originate?
A) 1066
B) 1200
C) 1130
D) 1250
- 2. Who was the first King of Sicily?
A) Henry VI
B) Roger II
C) William I
D) Frederick II
- 3. Which dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Sicily from 1198 to 1266?
A) Hohenstaufen
B) Anjou
C) Norman
D) Savoy
- 4. Which city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily?
A) Messina
B) Catania
C) Palermo
D) Siracusa
- 5. Which document defined the rights of the Sicilian nobility under Norman rule?
A) Assizes of Ariano
B) Code of Justinian
C) Edict of Milan
D) Magna Carta
- 6. Who became the ruler of the unified Kingdom of Sicily in 1816 following the Congress of Vienna?
A) Louis XVIII
B) Ferdinand I
C) Napoleon III
D) Charles X
- 7. In what year did the Sicilian Vespers rebellion against Angevin rule begin?
A) 1282
B) 1266
C) 1347
D) 1302
- 8. Which famous volcano overlooks the city of Catania in Sicily?
A) Vesuvius
B) Krakatoa
C) Mount Etna
D) Stromboli
- 9. Who was the famous Sicilian ruler known as 'the Great Count'?
A) Tancred
B) William II
C) Roger I
D) Constance
- 10. The Siege of Malta in 1565 was a battle between the Knights of St. John and which empire for control of the island?
A) Spanish Empire
B) Ottoman Empire
C) Byzantine Empire
D) Venetian Empire
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