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