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