- 1. Who ruled the Byzantine Empire when Rome was taken by Charlemagne?
A) Constantine the Great
B) Leo III
C) Irene of Athens
D) Justinian I
- 2. What was Charlemagne's title after taking Rome?
A) Emperor of Byzantium
B) Holy Roman Emperor
C) Pope
D) King of France
- 3. What city did Charlemagne make the capital of his empire?
A) Rome
B) Constantinople
C) Paris
D) Aachen
- 4. Who crowned Charlemagne as Emperor in Rome?
A) Pope Innocent III
B) Pope Gregory I
C) Pope Leo III
D) Pope Urban II
- 5. What title did Charlemagne use before becoming Emperor?
A) Prince of Bavaria
B) King of the Franks
C) Duke of Burgundy
D) Earl of Saxony
- 6. Which language did Charlemagne promote during his reign?
A) Greek
B) Germanic
C) Arabic
D) Latin
- 7. Who was Charlemagne's father?
A) Charles Martel
B) Louis the Pious
C) Pepin the Short
D) Clovis I
- 8. Charlemagne's reign is known as the Carolingian _________________.
A) Enlightenment
B) Renaissance
C) Reformation
D) Revolution
- 9. What was the name of Charlemagne's military campaigns against the Saxons?
A) Saxon Wars
B) Hundred Years' War
C) Crusades
D) Viking Raids
- 10. Who succeeded Charlemagne as Emperor of the Franks?
A) Pepin the Hunchback
B) Charlemagne II
C) Carloman
D) Louis the Pious
- 11. What year did Charlemagne die?
A) 814
B) 867
C) 899
D) 732
- 12. Charlemagne's takeover of Rome strengthened which institution's power in Europe?
A) Viking Tribes
B) Byzantine Empire
C) Holy Roman Empire
D) Papacy
- 13. Charlemagne's conquest of Rome contributed to the revival of which type of learning in Europe?
A) Classical
B) Norse
C) Arabic
D) Druidic
- 14. Charlemagne's conquest of Rome established closer ties between the Papacy and which European dynasty?
A) Carolingian
B) Hohenstaufen
C) Capetian
D) Merovingian
- 15. Which ruler of the Lombards did Charlemagne defeat to incorporate their kingdom into his empire?
A) Aistulf
B) Alboin
C) Desiderius
D) Agilulf
- 16. Which Carolingian scholar played a key role in intellectual revival in Europe after Charlemagne's conquest of Rome?
A) Einhard
B) Notker the Stammerer
C) Peter of Pisa
D) Alcuin
- 17. Which religious order was favored and supported by Charlemagne after taking control of Rome?
A) Dominicans
B) Benedictines
C) Jesuits
D) Franciscans
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