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